Fujitsu: Battery recall for some Lifebook and Celsius laptops
Shortly after Lenovo announced the first PC-related recall of the year 2018, Fujitsu follows suit with another recall: The PC-manufacturer has announced a battery recall for some Lifebooks and one Celsius mobile workstation. Specifically, the following older Fujitsu laptops are affected:
- Celsius H720
- Lifebook E752
- Lifebook E733
- Lifebook E743
- Lifebook E753
- Lifebook P702
- Lifebook P772
- Lifebook S710
- Lifebook S752
- Lifebook S762
- Lifebook T732
- Lifebook T734
- Lifebook T902
Users of these models should check the serial-number of their batteries. The serial-number should be noted on a sticker on the battery. If the battery is part of the affected batch (see the overview of affected serial-numbers below), the Fujitsu support should be contacted. The new replacement-battery is of course free of any charge in this case.
As is often the case with mobile devices, a possible danger of overheating and subsequent fire hazard triggered this recall. Apparently, one such case in Canada actually lead to a laptop set on fire by a defective battery. The CPSC and Fujitsu estimate that over 6,000 laptops in the USA and Canada are affected by this recall.