Dell Recalls 4 Million Laptop Batteries
The inevitable has come. Dell announced it’s recalling four million laptop batteries issued with laptops from 2004 to 2006. This is related to the overheating issues that have surfaced of late, which have led to fire hazards. Apparently, this is an issue with the stability of Lithium Ion battery chemistry popular in modern laptops.
Packing all that power into such a small space sometimes leads to disaster, as happened to an unfortunate Dell laptop in June at a conference at Osaka, Japan. Now, Dell has announced they are issuing a general recall for over four million laptop batteries. The recall affects notebook computers purchased between April 2004 and July 2006. Potentially affected models include:
- 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
Estimates peg the cost to Dell at about US$ 200 million, majority of which would be footed by Sony, which manufactures the Li-Ion cells in the battery packs. Dell has advised users with the above-mentioned models to immediately stop using the battery packs and contact the company for replacements.
The Dell battery recall program website tells you how to identify your pack and how to contact support for a replacement.
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