Hewlett-Packard and Compaq lithium-ion rechargeable battery packs used with hewlett-packard and compaq noteboo — burns & fire risk

Hazard

The product poses a risk of fire and burns because certain battery packs (shipped in notebooks PC products manufactured between December 2004 and June 2006) may overheat. 28 incidents reported.

Measures taken

• Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer — Other

Product description

There are four different battery pack designs, each of which is compatible with a subset of the listed notebook computers. The date code is embedded in a code printed on an adhesive label affixed to the inner surface of the battery pack. (The battery pack must be removed from the notebook computer to allow access to this label.) The vast majority of affected battery packs will have been included with the 15 models of notebook computer to which they belonged. These notebook computers were last placed on the market around early 2006, and it is very likely that all packaging will since have been discarded.