Product Recall Number: 16-197
Why was Battery packs used in laptop computers recalled?
The lithium-ion battery packs used in laptop computers can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards.
Product Recall Number: 16-197
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-06-15
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Battery packs used in laptop computers
Description: " The lithium-ion battery packs can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards. "
Hazard Description: The lithium-ion battery packs used in laptop computers can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 1,700 (in addition, 21 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: None reported
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled battery packs, power off the laptop, remove the battery and follow instructions to obtain a free replacement. Until a replacement battery pack is received, consumers can use the laptop by plugging in the AC power only.
Sold At: " Best Buy, Sony retail stores, other consumer electronic stores nationwide and online at www.store.sony.com and other websites from February 2013 through October 2013 for between $550 and $1,000 as part of Sony VAIO laptops and for about $170 for battery packs sold separately "
Importers: Sony Electronics, Inc., of San Diego, Calif.
Manufacturers: "SANYO ENERGY (Suzhou) CO, Ltd. of China, Panasonic subsidiary"
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed