Dell Recalls Laptop Batteries

Staff Reporter -- Electronic News, 8/15/2006

Personal computer provider Dell Inc. has instituted a massive recall of batteries that are sold with a number of the company's notebook computers. The batteries are prone to overheating and pose a fire risk, the company warned.

The batteries have been sold with models of Dell's Latitude, Inspiron, XPS and Precision Mobile Workstation notebook computers. In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and other regulatory agencies, Dell is voluntarily recalling the Dell-branded, Sony-manufactured batteries and offering free replacements for them.

The affected models include:
Latitude: D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810
Inspiron: 500M, 510M, 600M, 700M, 710M, 6000, 6400, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, E1505, E1705
Precision: M20, M60, M70, M90
XPS: XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170, XPS M1710

Additionally, the batteries may have also been provided in response to service calls. The batteries were shipped to customers between April 1, 2004 and July 18, 2006.

To determine whether or not a certain battery is affected by the recall and for details on returns and replacements, Dell advised customers to visit the company's Web site.