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August 24, 2006
Apple issues Battery Recall
Apple and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Thursday announced a recall of 1.1 million battery packs made for Apple’s PowerBook and iBook battery packs. Information on the recall has been posted to the CPSC’s Web site. Users who have batteries affected by this recall are entitled to a replacement battery, free of charge. Instructions are available on Apple’s Web site.
Apple follows Dell in recalling the laptop computer batteries, which were manufactured using battery cells made by Sony Energy Devices of Japan. “These lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers,” said the CPSC in a statement. Dell has recalled more than 4 million Sony-made battery packs.
It is important that Macintosh Powerbook and iBook users follow the instructions provided at Apple's page on this issue and determine if there batteries are affected. Users are instructed to remove affected batteries from their computers and use them with AC adapters until replacements are sent.
Posted by dschmura at August 24, 2006 02:12 PM