Details on the September
28, 2006 battery recall
On September 28, 2006, Lenovo and IBM Corporation, in cooperation with
the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and other regulatory agencies,
announced the voluntary recall of 526,000 lithium-ion batteries manufactured
by Sony Corporation.
View September
28, 2006 battery recall FAQs.
IBM and Lenovo sold these Sony batteries in the systems listed below
between February 2005 and September 2006.
- ThinkPad R51e, R52, R60, R60e
- ThinkPad T43, T43p, T60, T60p
- ThinkPad X60, X60s
Customers who ordered additional batteries or received replacement batteries
for the systems listed below between February 2005 and September 2006 should
also check the battery bar code number to determine if their battery is
being recalled.
- ThinkPad R50, R50e, R50p, R51
- ThinkPad T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p
Note: The table below lists the battery part numbers (P/N) of the Sony
batteries affected by the recall. SOME of the batteries with these part
numbers are being recalled, NOT ALL of them. If your battery part number
matches any of the ASM P/N or FRU P/N listed, you must use either Option
1 or Option 2 below to determine whether your battery is being recalled.
| ASM P/N |
FRU P/N |
| 92P1072 |
92P1073 |
| 92P1088 |
92P1089 |
| 92P1142 |
92P1141 |
| 92P1170 |
92P1169, 93P5028 |
| 92P1174 |
92P1173, 93P5030 |
Until a replacement for a recalled battery arrives, to continue using
your ThinkPad notebook PC safely, you should turn off the system, remove
the battery, and only power your ThinkPad by plugging in the AC adapter
and power cord.
All customers who have purchased affected products have been contacted
by Donna Cona.
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