Lenovo, the world’s top PC seller, has issued a recall of battery packs sold in some ThinkPad notebook models between October 2010 and April 2011.
The recall includes Canada.
A similar recall also was reported in China by Chinese media.
Lenovo products also were involved in recalls in 2006, 2007 and 2012.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission formally announced the recall early Thursday afternoon.
“Lenovo has received two reports of the battery packs overheating, resulting in damage to the computer, battery pack and nearby property,” the commission said.
“No injuries have been reported.”
According to the notice, “Consumers should immediately turn off their ThinkPad notebook computer, remove the battery pack and contact Lenovo for a free replacement battery pack. Consumers can continue to use their ThinkPad notebook without the battery pack by plugging in the AC adapter and power cord.”
The recall includes Lenovo battery packs sold with the following ThinkPad notebook computers:
- The Edge 11, 13 and 14 series
- The T410, T420, T510 and W510 series
- The X100e, X120e, X200, X201 and X201s series.
Battery packs were also sold separately.
“Recalled battery packs have one of the following part numbers starting with the fourth digit in a long series of numbers and letters printed on a white sticker below the bar code on the battery pack: 42T4695, 42T4711, 42T4798, 42T4804, 42T4812, 42T4822, 42T4828, 42T4834, 42T4840 and 42T4890,” the announcement said.
To get more information, the notice provided the following information:
Consumer Contact: Lenovo at (800) 426-7378 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.lenovo.com and select Support at the top of the page, then click on the link to the recall page in the News and Alerts section at the bottom right of the page for more information.
The full recall notice can be read online.
Lenovo operates its global executive headquarters in Morrisville.
