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IBM, Lenovo recall 526,000 batteries

And guess what? Sony made 'em

By | 29 September 06

IBM and Lenovo recalled 526,000 Sony batteries for ThinkPad laptops yesterday, becoming the latest notebook vendors to act on fire-prone power sources.

And guess what? Sony made 'em

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The companies advised owners of the batteries, which were sold worldwide with ThinkPads and as replacement units between February 2005 and September 2006, to return them to Lenovo for a free replacement. Lenovo took over IBM's PC division in May 2005.

The voluntary recall was announced in conjunction with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission after reports this month of a ThinkPad smoking and catching fire as a user was boarding a plane at Los Angeles International Airport, the companies said in a statement. Apple, Dell and Toshiba have also recalled Sony notebook batteries this year.

The batteries recalled yesterday were sold worldwide with T Series (T43, T43p and T60), R Series (R51e, R52, R60 and R60e) and X Series (X60 and X60s) ThinkPads or as replacement batteries for those units. More information is available here.

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