Panasonic Lithium-ion Laptop Battery Packs recall: Fire Hazard
Panasonic Recalls Lithium-ion Laptop Battery Packs Due to Fire Hazard
Why was Panasonic Lithium-ion Laptop Battery Packs recalled?
Conductive foreign material was mixed into the battery cells during manufacturing, posing a risk of fire.
What should I do if I have this product?
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. Contact: Panasonic toll-free at 855-772-8324 anytime or visit www.panasonic.com and click on Product Recall for more information.
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
- Lithium-ion Computer Battery Packs
- Company
- Panasonic Corporation of North America, of Newark, N.J.
- Quantity
- About 387 (in addition, 110 were sold in Canada)
- Sold at
- Panasonic dealers from December 2011 through August 2013 for about $2,000 for the laptop.
- Recall date
- March 21, 2016
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves Panasonic six-cell lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery packs sold in Panasonic CF-S10 Series laptop computers. "Panasonic" and "CF-S10" are on the surface of the laptop on the left side below the keyboard. Battery packs with the following model numbers and production lot numbers are being recalled: Model Numbers Lot Numbers CF-VZSU61U BAW, BBX, BC, C1, C2 CF-VZSU61R The model number and lot number are located on the battery pack nameplate.