15.10.05 07:40 Age: 3 yrs
HP recalls 135 000 laptop battery packs
Some of them melted or charred the plastic cases of the laptops
Hewlett-Packard today recalled around 135,000 lithium ion rechargeable battery packs after several melted or charred the plastic cases of laptops.
The battery is used with the HP Pavilion, Compaq Presario, HP Compaq and Compaq Evo laptops. The battery is made by a third-party vendor.
The company has received 16 reports of batteries overheating, with four instances of damage to the laptops.
Consumers can verify if they have the battery pack in question by going to
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