Lithium-ion batteries for Lenovo ‘Thinkpad’ branded notebooks

Official notice

31 Mar 2014

Last checked

31 Mar 2014

High riskACCC

An official ACCC notice concerns Lithium-ion batteries for Lenovo ‘Thinkpad’ branded notebooks. If the battery packs overheat, they pose the risk of fire and burn hazard to consumers. Published 2014-03-31.

What to do now

Consumers should immediately turn off their computer, remove the battery and only power the computer through the AC adaptor and power cord. Consumers are asked to visit www.lenovo.com/batteryprogram2014 to determine if they are affected and to arrange for a free replacement battery. For more information consumers can contact Lenovo (Australia & New Zealand) Pty Ltd (toll free) on 1800 041 021 or visit www.lenovo.com/batteryprogram2014.

Recall number

183cf7a3-a1d5-491b-9479-671616d0a64e

Official notice

2014-03-31

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The hazard

If the battery packs overheat, they pose the risk of fire and burn hazard to consumers.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the product name and identifiers below with the item you own. Follow the official notice if they match.

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Affected products

Product 1

The batteries being recalled were sold for Lenovo 'ThinkPad' branded notebooks from October 2010 to April 2011. They were: (a) included in Lenovo products, (b) distributed as stand-alone replacement packs, or (c) distributed as a stand-alone option. The notebook models affected are: T510, W510 X100E, X201, X201s Edge 11, Edge 13 Mini 10

Risk / hazard

If the battery packs overheat, they pose the risk of fire and burn hazard to consumers.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

AU · Australia

Affected area 1

AU · Australia

Source & status

Source

ACCC

Tier

beta

Recall details

Recall number

183cf7a3-a1d5-491b-9479-671616d0a64e

Classification

Hazardous materials, Computers, laptops and accessories, Lithium-ion batteries

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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