p2pnet.net News:- It’s PowerBook déjà vu all over again for Apple.

In August last year it had to issue a recall order for dodgy $130 rechargeable batteries in 15" PowerBook G4 computers.

Now it’s recalling 128,000 batteries that were shipped in its PowerBook G4 and iBook G4 laptops over the past eight months, reports CNET News, going on:

“In a report filed with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the company said that it has identified a new crop of batteries that may have the potential to overheat. Apple will replace all of the batteries in question, which were shipped in 12- and 15-inch models of the PowerBook G4 and 12-inch versions of the iBook G4 delivered between October 2004 and May 2005.”

Faulty 12” iBook G4 batteries carry the model number A1061 and serial numbers that run numerically from HQ441 to HQ507, and 12” PowerBook G4 batteries are model number A1079 with serial numbers from 3X446 to 3X510. Recalled 15” PowerBook G4 units have the model number A1078 and serial number running from 3X446 to 3X509. “

Customers with the batteries should contact Apple immediately for a free replacement, says CNET, adding:

“The company can be reached via phone at (800) 275-2273 or via its Apple.com Web site. It has also created a battery exchange page on its customer support Web site.”

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See:-
recall order - Apple recalls dicey batteries, p2pnet, August 19, 2004
CNET News – Apple recalls more G4 batteries, May 20, 2005

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