WASHINGTON Laptop Battery green Recall

Laptop Battery Recall WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Laptop Battery Sony laptop battery Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.Name of Product: Lithium-Ion batteries used in Hewlett-Packard and Compaq notebook computers

Units: About 70,000

Importer: Hewlett-Packard Co., of Palo Alto, Calif IBM Laptop Battery

Hazard: The recalled lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm and CPSC are aware of two reports of batteries Laptop Battery that overheated and ruptured, resulting in flames/fire that caused minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The recalled lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are used with various HP and Compaq notebook computers. Models that can contain a recalled battery include:

HP Pavilion Compaq Presario IBM 08K8196 Batter Compaq

The notebook model is located at the top of the service label on the bottom of the notebook. Batteries that can be subject to the recall will have one of the following Sony PCGA-BP2R battery bar code labels (^ in the code can be any letter or number):

62940^^AXV^^^^ 65033^^B7U^^^^

65033^^B7V^^^^

65033^^BGU^^^^ 65035^^B7U^^^^

65035^^B7V^^^^

65035^^BGU^^^^

65035^^BGV^^^^ 67059^^V8U^^^^

67059^^V8V^^^^ DELL 08K8194 Battery

Sold at: Computer Sony PCGA-BP2NY battery and electronics stores nationwide, hp.com and hpshopping.com from August 2007 through March 2008 for between $500 and $3000. The battery packs were also sold separately for between $100 and $160.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the recalled IBM 92P1087 Battery from their notebook computer and contact HP to determine if their battery Sony PCGA-BP2NX battery is included in the recall and to request a free replacement battery. After removing the recalled battery from their notebook computer, consumers may use the AC adapter to power the computer until a replacement battery arrives. Consumers should only use batteries obtained from HP or an authorized reseller.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, visit the HP Battery Sony PCGA-BP1N battery Replacement Program Web site at http://www.hp.com/support/BatteryReplacement or call (800) 889-2031 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT IBM 92P1089 Battery Monday through Friday.