Apple Announces Recall of Batteries
Used in Previous iBook and PowerBook
Computers Due To Fire Hazard.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces
the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below.
Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless
otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Rechargeable, lithium-ion batteries with cells
manufactured by Sony for certain previous iBook G4 and PowerBook G4
notebook computers only.
Units: About 1.1 million battery packs (an additional 700,000 battery
packs were sold outside the U.S.)
Battery Cell Manufacturer: Sony Energy Devices Corp., of Japan
Computer Manufacturer: Apple Computer Inc., of Cupertino, Calif.
Hazard: These lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard
to consumers.
Contact Apple at (800) 275-2273 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m. CT Monday through Sunday or log on to Apple's Web site at
http://support.apple.com/batteryprogram to check the battery's serial
number and request a replacement battery.
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