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Product Recall Number: 15-249

Why was Fujitsu notebook computer battery packs recalled?

The battery packs can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Fujitsu notebook computer battery packs
Here's product recall specific data for Fujitsu notebook computer battery packs.

  • Product Recall Number: 15-249

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2015-09-24

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Fujitsu notebook computer battery packs

  • Description: The battery packs can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

  • Hazard Description: The battery packs can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: About 300 (in addition, about 5 were sold in Canada)

  • Incidents: Fujitsu has received three reports of the battery packs catching fire, including two in Japan and one in China and causing fire damage to rugs, bedding, a desk and other furniture. No injuries have been reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately turn off their Fujitsu notebook computer, remove the battery pack and contact Fujitsu for a free replacement battery pack. Consumers can continue to use their Fujitsu notebook computer without the battery pack by plugging in the AC adapter and power cord.

  • Sold At: Online at www.shopfujitsu.com and other Web retailers from August 2012 through July 2015 for about $150. 

  • Importers: Fujitsu America Inc., of Sunnyvale, Calif.

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: Japan

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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