Gateway announced today a voluntary recall of approximately 35,000 notebook-use lithium ion batteries containing battery cells manufactured by Sony.
“Under very rare circumstances, these batteries can overheat and create a potential fire hazard. While Gateway has not identified any failures of this type in Gateway systems using the recalled batteries, the company is cooperating with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Sony to act in the interest of customer safety”, Gateway published.
The recalled batteries were offered as the primary or spare battery with the Gateway CX200, CX210, E100M, M250, M255, M280, M285, M465, M685, MP8708, NX260, NX510, NX560, NX860, NX100, MX1025, MX6918b and MX1020j. Gateway laptops with these batteries began shipping in September 2005.
Gateway will replace affected batteries at no cost to the customer. In the meantime, customers may continue to use their laptops by turning off the system, removing the battery, and powering the system via AC adapter and power cord.
Link: Battery Exchange Program.
