Toshiba Recalls Laptop Batteries Due To Burn And Fire Hazards

[HardOCP News]

If you own a Toshiba laptop, or know someone that does, make sure you check your battery as soon as possible. You can see if your laptop is one of the 110,000 units affected by checking the product number or by the battery serial number.

This recall involves Panasonic lithium-ion battery packs installed in 39 models of Toshiba Portege, Satellite, and Tecra laptops. The battery packs were also sold separately and also installed by Toshiba as part of a repair. Battery packs included in this recall have part numbers that begin with G71C (G71C*******). Part numbers are printed on the battery pack. A complete list of battery pack part numbers included in this recall can be found on the firm’s website.

 

[jardows]

Better check my laptop, as it was purchased during the recall time. Thanks for posting this!