Dell issues battery recall
p2p news / p2pnet: Some 35,000 Dell laptop computers have faulty batteries which could catch fire, says the company, issuing a recall.
Affected are:
- Latitude D410, D505, D510, D600, D610, D800, D810
- Inspiron 510M, 600M, 6000, 8600, 9200, 9300, XPS Gen 2
- Precision M20, M70
Dell says the following battery models only may be subject to the notice – K590, C5340, X5308, F5132, U5882, U5867, 6P922, C5446 and C2603.
In addition, they may have also been provided in response to service calls, says Dell. The batteries were shipped between October 5, 2004, and October 13, 2005. The words ‘DELL’ and ‘Made in Japan’ or ‘Made in China’ are printed on the back.
Go here to see if you have a problem battery.
It also points out that only the described battery packs are subject to the recall and not the computers themselves.
