Lenovo and IBM Corporation have announced the voluntary recall of certain lithium-ion batteries manufactured by Sony Corporation. These Sony batteries may overheat in rare circumstances. In the interest of public safety, Lenovo will offer customers free-of-charge replacement batteries for all recalled batteries.
Lenovo and IBM sold these Sony batteries in notebook computers listed below between February 2005 and September 2006. Customers who bought one of the following systems may have a battery subject to this recall:
- ThinkPad R Series (R51e, R52, R60, R60e)
- ThinkPad T Series (T43, T43p, T60, T60p)
- ThinkPad X Series (X60, X60s)
Additionally, since these batteries can also be used with ThinkPad T4x Series or ThinkPad R5x Series systems, customers who ordered an extra battery or received a replacement battery for any ThinkPad T4x or ThinkPad R5x Series notebook PC between February 2005 and September 2006 may also have a battery subject to recall.
Note that not all the above-described batteries sold during the noted date range are affected. To determine whether your battery is affected by this issue, you should visit the website http://www.lenovo.com/batteryprogram
Source:
Lenovo Corporation
http://www.lenovo.com/batteryprogram
Related Link:
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Release #06-270 (September 28, 2006)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06270.html