Lenovo is recalling lithium-ion batteries sold for certain ThinkPad branded notebooks because they could overheat, posing a risk of fire or burns to consumers.
The recalled batteries were sold nationally from February 2010 to June 2012. They were either included in Lenovo products, distributed as stand-alone replacement packs or distributed as a stand-alone option.
Just over 12 months ago Lenovo recalled the lithium-ion batteries sold with eight ThinkPad models — T510, W510, X100E, X201, X201s, Edge 11, Edge 13 and Mini 10. Yesterday more models were added to the recall list (published in full below).
If they are affected, consumers should immediately turn off their computer, remove the battery and only power the computer through the AC adaptor and power cord. Consumers are asked to visit www.lenovo.com/batteryprogram2014 to determine if they are affected and to arrange for a free replacement battery. For more information consumers can contact Lenovo (Australia & New Zealand) Pty Ltd (toll free) on 1800 041 267 or visit www.lenovo.com/batteryprogram2014.
The notebook models affected are:
T410, T420, T510, T520, W510, W520
X100E, X121e, X130e, X131e, X201, X201s, X220, X220t
Edge 11, Edge 13, Edge 14, Edge 15
Edge 320, Edge 420, Edge 430, Edge 520, Edge 525, Edge 530
L412, L420, L512, L520
Mini 10
SL410, SL510
Each affected battery will have an associated 7-digit alphanumeric Assembly-Part Number (ASM P/N) (this is different from the alphanumeric serial number for the notebook system itself).
Identifying battery features:
ASM P/N
42T4695 42T4695
42T4711 42T4711
42T4740 42T4740
42T4798 42T4798
42T4804 42T4804
42T4812 42T4812
42T4816 42T4816
42T4822 42T4822
42T4826 42T4826
42T4828 42T4828
42T4834 42T4834
42T4840 42T4840
42T4862 42T4862
