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.

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