CoukieDell’s Battery Recall
August 15th 2006 13:29
Dell has recalled 4.1 million batteries from its notebook line. The recall affects the models Latitude, Inspiron, Precision and XPS.
The batteries manufactured by Sony, present a risk of explosion under certain conditions. The batteries have impurities in the anode and cathode of the battery. These impurities can generate a rupture of an insulator creating the risk of a short circuit.
The problem batteries were shipped to customers between April 1, 2004 and July 18, 2006. A key characteristics is that they are marked as “Made in Japan”, “Made in China” or “Battery cell made in Japan, Assembled in China”. If your battery does have one of these marks you must check the battery model. Then if your battery is one of the faulty ones, you will need to proceed with the recalling process here.
Important: in case you happen to have one of these batteries in your computer, remove the battery and use AC power until the new battery arrives.
The notebook models and battery models affected by the recall are:
Latitude: D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810
Inspiron: 500M, 510M, 600M, 700M, 710M, 6000, 6400, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, E1505, E1705
Precision: M20, M60, M70, M90
XPS: XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170, XPS M1710
1K055 C5340 D6024 JD616 U5867 X5333
3K590 C5446 D6025 JD617 U5882 X5875
6P922 C6270 F5132 M3006 X5308 Y1333
C2603 D2961 GD785 RD857 X5329 Y4500
C5339 D5555 H3191 TD349 X5332 Y5466
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