Dell Laptop Battery Recall (fire hazard)

Don't be bringing any of this junk on your flights to the bash!!!

Dell Recalls Laptop Batteries
About 35,000 Latitude, Precision,
Inspiron, and XPS models pose fire risk, vendor says.

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Dell and the Consumer Products Safety Commission have announced a recall of about 35,000 notebook batteries that could potentially pose a fire risk.

No injuries have been reported from the faulty batteries. Dell has received three reports of damage to table tops and desks as a result of the problem, it said in a joint news release Friday with the CPSC. Around 22,000 of the batteries were sold in the U.S.
Dell will replace all the affected batteries free of charge.
Affected Models

The recall affects certain Dell notebooks sold between October 5, 2004, and October 13, 2005. Customers who purchased the following models are advised to visit a Dell Web site with information about the affected models.

Users who may need a new battery are those using Dell Latitude models D410, D505, D510, D600, D610, D800, and D810; Inspiron models 510M, 600M, 6000, 8600, 9200, and 9300; the XPS Generation 2 notebook; and Precision M20 and M70 mobile workstations. The batteries were also sold separately and provided as part of service replacements, Dell said.

Customers can also call 1-866-342-0011 toll free to determine whether their notebooks have the affected batteries. Users should have the identification number stamped on the back of the battery written down before they call or visit Dell's site, the company said.

Just a year ago, Dell issued a similar recall of power cords for some of its laptop models, among them certain Latitude, Precision, and Inspiron notebooks.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,123979-page,1/article.html

Thanks TT

Damn! My AC Adapter is on the power adapter list. Here's the recall notice-

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05004.html


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October 08, 2004
Release #05-004 </TD><TD align=right>Dell Recall Hotline: (800) 418-8590
</B>CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

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CPSC, Dell Inc. Announce Recall of AC Adapters for Notebook Computers

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.



Name of product: AC adapters used with notebook personal computers
Units: About 990,000
Manufacturer: Delta Electronics Inc., of Taipei, Taiwan
Importer/Distributor: Dell Inc., of Round Rock, Texas
Hazard: The adapters can overheat, posing a risk of fire and electrical shock hazards to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: : Dell has received seven reports of incidents of adapters overheating, though no injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled AC adapters were used with Dell Latitude™, Precision™, and Inspiron™ notebook-style personal computers. The notebook computers have the following model numbers, which can be found either screened onto the surface of the computer or printed on a label on the bottom of the computer:

• Latitude: CP, CPi, CPiA, CPtC, CPiR, CPxH, CPtV, CS, CSx, CPxJ, CPtS, C500, C510, C600, C610, C800, C810, V700, C-Dock, C-Port.
• Inspiron: 2500, 2600, 3700, 3800, 4000, 4100, 4150, 5000, 5000e, 7500, 7550, 8000, 8100, Advanced Port Replicator, Docking Station.
• Precision: M40

The recalled adapters have the words “DELL” and “P/N 9364U,” P/N 7832D” or “P/N 4983D” printed on the back of the unit.

Sold through: Dell’s Web site and customer service center sold the computers with adapters from September 1998 through February 2002 for about $1,500 to about $3,200. The adapters also were sold separately for between $30 and $70. The advanced port replicators and docking stations sold for between $300 and $600.
Manufactured in: China and Thailand.
Remedy: Consumers with these adapters should immediately contact Dell to determine if they are included in this recall. Not all adapters listed above are being recalled. Dell will send consumers with recalled adapters a free replacement adapter.
Consumer Contact: Consumer should call Dell at (800) 418-8590 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, log on to Dell’s Web site at www.delladapterprogram.com or write to the company at Dell Inc., 9701 Metric Blvd., Austin, TX 78758, Attn: Adapter Program


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https://www.delladapterprogram.com/MultiOrder.aspx?USERGUID=1ae52591-3abf-48bc-831b-7b348f998e8e

one of my computers is affected. Not sure if it is worth sending back. Will wait to read more on this.

My goal in life is to never own a DELL product..........for better or worse.

Fishhead said:

My goal in life is to never own a DELL product..........for better or worse.

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It's for the better-unless someone at Dell would teach you how to realize that you have IM's that you haven't seen yet. Son of a

Thanks for posting this, I thought my inspiron was on this but its the 9300 and apparently it isn't. thanks.

Bump for anyone with a Dell Craptop

TTinCO said:

Bump for anyone with a Dell Craptop

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'craptop' That hurts T.

I see a lot of outsourced techs who do repairs for multiple hardware brands. Their consensus is that Dell is "consumer grade junk"

man, I remember when I started in egaming/tech industry

7 years ago dell was top of the line, I loved those modular machines

btw luckily for us all, dell server are still top notch............................

Many many egaming servers are dell

I've got a 700m, I paid too much for it but it's been great for me and not part of the recall. That being said, I won't buy another Dell.

The NFL is coming so i could be in the market for a fire!!