Another 35 000 Sony Branded Batteries Recalled

It appears that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Dell, HP and Toshiba, have issued another laptop battery recall for Sony branded batteries. It's very unfortunate that the Sony battery fiasco is still a problem. According to the new data, Lithium-Ion batteries used in about 35,000 Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba and Dell Notebook Computers can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. The information is based on 19 reports of laptop batteries still overheating, including 17 reports of flames/fire (10 resulting in minor property damage). Consumers should immediately remove the recalled battery from their notebook computer, and contact their computer manufacturer to determine if their battery is included in the recall and to request a free replacement battery. The bad battery packs are used in laptops from all kinds, including models retailing from $700 to models that cost around $3000. There's a list of the models in danger below, that might help.

Hewlett-Packard
- HP Pavilion: dv1000, dv8000 and zd8000
- Compaq Presario: v2000
- HP Compaq: nc6110, nc6120, nc6140, nc6220, nc6230, nx4800, nx4820, nx6110, nx6120, nx9600
Recalled batteries will have a bar code label starting with A0, L0, L1 or GC

Toshiba
- Satellite: A70/A75, P30/P5, M30X/M35X, M50/M55
- Tecra: A3, A5, S2

Dell
- Latitude: 110L
- Inspiron: 1100, 1150, 5100, 5150, 5160
Battery labels with OU091 code