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PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL
Effective: October 23, 2006
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The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC)
announces the following recall
in voluntary cooperation with
the firm below. Consumers should
stop using recalled products
immediately unless otherwise
instructed. |
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Name of product: |
Rechargeable, lithium ion
batteries containing Sony cells
used in Fujitsu Computer
Systems Corporation, Gateway
Inc., Sony Electronics
Inc., and Toshiba America
Information Systems Inc.
notebook computers. |
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Units: |
About 340,000 batteries (an
additional 3,080,000 battery
packs were sold worldwide) |
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Battery Cell Manufacturer: |
Sony Energy Devices Corp.,
of Japan |
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Hazard: |
These lithium ion batteries can
overheat, posing a fire hazard
to consumers. |
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Incidents/Injuries: |
There have been 16 reports of
notebook computer batteries
overheating, causing minor
property damage and two minor
burns. All of these reported
incidents and injuries have been
associated with earlier recalls
of notebook computer batteries
containing these Sony cells.
There have been no incidents
involving batteries sold by the
notebook manufacturers
participating in this
announcement. |
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Description: |
These lithium ion batteries were
sold with, or sold separately to
be used with, the following
notebook computer models:
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Computer Manufacturer
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Computer Model
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Battery Model
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Fujitsu |
LifeBook:
P1510, P1510D, P7120,
P7120D, S7020, S7020D,
C1320D, Q2010, T4210
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CP229720-01,
CP229725-01,
CP234003-01,
CP234019-01,
CP255100-01,
CP255108-01,
CP267910-01,
CP267915-01,
CP283030-01, CP293420-01
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Gateway |
Gateway:
CX200, CX210, E100M,
M250, M255, M280, M285,
M465, M685, MP8708,
NX260, NX510, NX560,
NX860, NX100, MX1025,
MX6918b, and MX1020j
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916C4610F, 916C4720F,
916C4730F, 916C5010F,
W230 |
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Sony |
Sony VAIO:
VGN-FE550G, VGN-FE570G,
VGN-T240P, VGN-T250,
VGN-T250P, VGN-T260P,
VGN-T270P, VGN-T340P,
VGN-T350, VGN-T350P,
VGN-T360P, VGN-T370P
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VGP-BPS3A, VGP-BPS2B
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Toshiba |
Portege:
M300, M400/M405,
S100/S105 |
PA3191U-4BRS,
PA3356U-2BRS,
PA3475U-1BRS,
PA3191U-5BRS,
PA3356U-3BRS,
PA3476U-1BRS |
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Qosmio:
G35 |
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Satellite:
R10/R15 |
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Tecra:
A2, M3, M4, M5, M6, and
S3 |
The battery model can be found
on the battery's label. |
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Sold at: |
Directly by Fujitsu Computer
Systems Corporation, Gateway
Inc., Sony Electronics Inc., and
Toshiba America Information
Systems Inc. and through
authorized distributors as part
of a notebook computer. The
computers sold for between $500
and $3000 and the batteries were
also sold separately for between
$75 and $200, during the
following dates:
Fujitsu - from June 2005
through October 2006.
Gateway - from September
2005 through October 2006.
Sony - from December 2004
through October 2006 Toshiba -
from September 2004 through
October 2006. |
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Manufactured in: |
Japan, China, Taiwan and
Malaysia
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Remedy: |
Consumers should remove the
affected batteries from notebook
computers until they contact
their computer manufacturer and
receive further instructions.
Batteries covered by this
program will be replaced free of
charge. Consumers should use
only batteries obtained from
their computer manufacturer or
from an authorized reseller. |
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Consumer Contact: |
Customers should contact the
manufacturer of their notebook
computer to determine if their
battery is covered by this
program and to request a
replacement battery. The contact
information for the
participating manufacturers is:
Fujitsu - (800) 8FUJITSU or
www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/battery
Gateway - (800) 292-6813 or
www.gateway.com/battery
Sony - (888) 476-6972 or
http://esupport.sony.com/battery
Toshiba - (800) 457-7777 or
www.bxinfo.toshiba.com
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