CPSC, IBM Announce Recall of AC Adapters for Notebook
CPSC, IBM Announce Recall of AC Adapters for Notebook Computers
Why was CPSC, IBM Announce Recall of AC Adapters for Notebook recalled?
The adapters can overheat, cause damage to the circuit board and melt through the housing, which poses a fire and electrical shock hazard to consumers.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should unplug the recalled adapters from the wall outlet immediately and contact IBM for a free replacement unit. Contact: Call IBM at (800) 410-5629 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or log on to IBM's replacement unit website at www.AdapterProgram.com
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- AC Power Adapters
- Company
- Delta Electronics Inc., of Taipei, Taiwan, International Business Machines (IBM) Corp., of Armonk, N.Y.
- Quantity
- About 225,000
- Sold at
- Electronics and computer stores nationwide, the IBM Web site, phone orders, mail-order catalogs, and resellers sold the adapters with the ThinkPad computers, from January 1999 through August 2000. The adapters also were sold as an accessory during that time for about $55.
- Recall date
- September 2, 2004
- Incidents / injuries
- IBM has received six reports of incidents, including some with minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The recalled 56W AC power adapters were shipped primarily with IBM ThinkPad i Series, 390 and 240 Series, and s Series notebook computers. The adapters have three hollow pins at the AC inlet and part number 02K6549 on a label on the top of the unit. The IBM logo appears on top of the unit. Adapters with solid pins are not included in this recall.