Product Recall Number: 16-126
Why was Lithium-ion Computer Battery Packs recalled?
Conductive foreign material was mixed into the battery cells during manufacturing, posing a risk of fire.
Product Recall Number: 16-126
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-03-21
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Lithium-ion Computer Battery Packs
Description: Conductive foreign material was mixed into the battery cells during manufacturing, posing a risk of fire.
Hazard Description: Conductive foreign material was mixed into the battery cells during manufacturing, posing a risk of fire.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 387 (in addition, 110 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: None reported
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the laptop computer with the recalled battery, power off the device, remove the battery pack and contact Panasonic for a free replacement battery pack.
Sold At: Panasonic dealers from December 2011 through August 2013 for about $2,000 for the laptop.
Importers: Panasonic Corporation of North America, of Newark, N.J.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Japan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed