Hewlett-Packard has recalled around 70,000 laptop batteries which can be used in both HP and Compaq makes. The batteries can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to users.
If your laptop model number is listed below, it may have shipped with an affected battery. The batteries were also sold separately in retail stores.
| HP Pavilion | Compaq Presario | HP | HP Compaq | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
G6000 G7000 |
6720s |
The bar codes labels of the affected batteries are:
| 62940^^AXV^^^^ | 65033^^B7U^^^^ 65033^^B7V^^^^ 65033^^BGU^^^^ |
65035^^B7U^^^^ 65035^^B7V^^^^ 65035^^BGU^^^^ 65035^^BGV^^^^ |
67059^^V8U^^^^ 67059^^V8V^^^^ |
(^ can represent any letter or number)
The laptops were sold at computer and electronics stores nationwide, hp.com and hpshopping.com from August 2007 through March 2008 for between $500 and $3000. The battery packs were sold for between $100 and $160 during this time as well, and were manufactured in China.
Consumers should immediately remove the recalled battery from their notebook computer and contact HP to request a free replacement. The computers can still function without the battery, but you will be required to have the AC adapter plugged into a power source. Consumers should only use batteries obtained from HP or an authorized reseller.
For additional information, visit the HP Battery Replacement Program Web site at http://www.hp.com/support/BatteryReplacement or call (800) 889-2031 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Posted under Recalls
This post was written by eric on May 21, 2009
