Apple Announces Recall of Batteries Used in Previous

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "CONNIE GUGLIELMO, BLOOMBERG/ SAN FRANC"  
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Date: August 24, 2006 2:52:05 PM EDT
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Subject: (PRN ) Apple Announces Recall of Batteries Used in Previous


Apple Announces Recall of Batteries Used in Previous iBook and
2006-08-24 13:00 (New York)

PowerBook Computers Due to Fire Hazard



    WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product  
Safety
Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a
voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should  
stop
using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To  
access
color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC's Web site at
http://www.cpsc.gov.)

    (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO )

    Name of Product: Rechargeable, lithium-ion batteries with cells
    manufactured by Sony for certain previous iBook G4 and PowerBook G4
    notebook computers only.

    Units: About 1.1 million battery packs (an additional 700,000  
battery
    packs were sold outside the U.S.)

    Battery Cell Manufacturer: Sony Energy Devices Corp., of Japan

    Computer Manufacturer: Apple Computer Inc., of Cupertino, Calif.

    Hazard: These lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire  
hazard to
    consumers.

    Incidents/Injuries: Apple has received nine reports of batteries
    overheating, including two reports of minor burns from handling  
overheated
    computers and other reports of minor property damage.  No  
serious injuries
    were reported.

    Description: The recalled lithium-ion batteries were used with the
    following computers: 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4 and  
15-inch
    PowerBook G4. Consumers should remove the battery from the  
computer to
    view the model and serial numbers labeled on the bottom of the  
unit.


    Computer model name     Battery model number    Battery serial  
numbers

                                                    ZZ338 through ZZ427
    12-inch iBook G4                A1061           3K429 through 3K611
                                                    6C510 through 6C626

    12-inch PowerBook G4            A1079           ZZ411 through ZZ427
                                                    3K428 through 3K611

                                                    3K425 through 3K601
    15-inch PowerBook G4       A1078 and A1148      6N530 through 6N551
                                                           6N601


    No other Apple notebook computers are involved in this recall.

    Sold Through: Apple's online store, Apple retail stores  
nationwide, and
    Apple Authorized Resellers from October 2003 through August 2006  
for
    between $900 and $2300. The batteries also were sold separately  
for about
    $130.

    Assembled in: Japan, Taiwan and China

    Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled batteries  
immediately and
    contact Apple to arrange for a replacement battery, free of  
charge. After
    removing the recalled battery from their iBook or PowerBook,  
consumers
    should plug in the AC adapter to power the computer until a  
replacement
    battery arrives.

    Consumer Contact: Contact Apple at (800) 275-2273 between 8 a.m.  
and 8
    p.m. CT Monday through Sunday or log on to Apple's Web site at
    http://support.apple.com/batteryprogram to check the battery's  
serial
    number and request a replacement battery.


    The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with  
protecting the
public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than
15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.   
Deaths,
injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the  
nation
more than $700 billion annually.  The CPSC is committed to protecting
consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical,  
chemical,
or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer
products -- such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and
household chemicals -- contributed significantly to the 30 percent  
decline in
the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products  
over the
past 30 years.

    To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call  
CPSC's
hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270  
or visit
CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can  
obtain this
release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at http:// 
www.cpsc.gov.


     Apple's Recall Hotline: (800) 275-2273
     CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
     CPSC Media Contact: Julie Vallese or Scott Wolfson
     (301) 504-7908 or (301) 504-7051
     Apple Media Contact: Teresa Weaver, (408) 974-6851


SOURCE  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission


CONTACT:
Julie Vallese or Scott Wolfson, +1-301-504-7908, or +1-301-504-7051,  
both of
CPSC; or Teresa Weaver of Apple, +1-408-974-6851
-0- Aug/24/2006 17:00 GMT

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