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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.

Lithium-ion Computer Battery Packs
Here's product recall specific data for Lithium-ion Computer Battery Packs.

  • 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