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HP recalls 135,000 laptop battery packs
(AP)
Updated: 2005-10-15 08:57
Hewlett Packard is recalling about 135,000 battery packs for some HP and
Compaq laptop computers because of reports they overheated and melted, the Palo
Alto, Calif., company announced Friday.
The lithium ion rechargeable battery packs are used with HP Pavilion, Compaq
Presario, HP Compaq and Compaq Evo laptop computers.
The company has received 16 reports of the batteries' overheating; four cases
occurred in the United States.
The recalled packs bear a barcode label starting with GC, IA, L0 or L1.
The battery packs were sold internationally from March 2004 through May 20005
by national and regional electronics stores and on Internet sites such as
http://www.hp.com and http://www.hpshopping.com
Consumers should stop using the products and contact the company for a free
replacement. For more information, call Hewlett-Packard at 888-404-7398 or visit
http://www.hp.com/support/BatteryReplacement. or http://www.cpsc.gov.
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