Dell recalls notebook batteries
By Purchasing Staff -- Purchasing, 8/15/2006 9:58:00 AM
Dell is recalling 4.1 million lithium-ion notebook computer batteries because some have burst into flames.
The lithium ion-cells were made by Sony and were installed in notebook computers from April 2004 to July 18 of this year. Dell said the problem was the result of a manufacturing defect in the batteries.
Dell says there have been six incidents in which its notebooks overheated or caught on fire. In one incident a computer caught fire at a conference in Japan and in another a notebook caught fire in the cab of a pickup truck in Nevada and ignited some ammunition stored in the truck’s glove box.
Consumer Product Safety Commission said none of the incidents resulted in injury or death. The commission says that other computer companies use lithium-ion cell made by Sony.
The batteries, which were made in Japan and China, recalled were in or sold separately for the following Dell models:
Latitude D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810;
Inspiron 6000, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 500m, 510m, 600m, 6400, E1505, 700m, 710m, 9400, E1705;
Dell Precision M20, M60, M70 and M90 mobile workstations; and XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170 and XPS M1710.
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