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From: Lenovo Service Support [mailto:servsupp@us.lenovo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 3:21 PM Subject: IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE - THINKPAD BATTERIES Importance: High Attention: Lenovo Approved Service Providers (ASPs) Lenovo and IBM Corporation, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and other regulatory agencies, have announced the voluntary recall of approximately 526,000 lithium-ion batteries manufactured by Sony Corporation. These batteries were manufactured for use with specific ThinkPad notebook computers that shipped worldwide from February 2005 to September 2006. In the interest of public safety, Lenovo will offer customers free-of-charge replacement batteries for all recalled batteries. Customers who bought a system listed below may have a battery subject to this recall. R Series (R51e, R52, R60, R60e) T Series (T43, T43p, T60) X Series (X60, X60s): Battery Part Number ASM P/N FRU P/N 92P1072 92P1073 92P1088 92P1089 92P1142 92P1141 92P1170 92P1169/93P5028 92P1174 92P1173/93P5030 Along with the part number, every battery has a unique identifier known as the 11S bar code. This bar code is key to identifying if the battery is affected by the recall. If you believe you have one or more of these affected batteries, please visit the recall web site at www.lenovo.com/batteryprogram Additionally, since these batteries work with any T4x Series or R5x Series system, customers who ordered an extra battery or received a replacement battery for any T4x or R5x Series notebook PC between February 2005 and September 2006 may also have a battery subject to recall. Batteries affected by this recall should not be used. You can continue to safely use your ThinkPad PC by turning off the system, removing the battery, and plugging in the AC adapter and power cord to power the system. Beginning September 29th, please refer to the News & Announcements Section of the Service & Support Guide (SSG) for details of this recall and instructions on how to order battery replacements under Engineering Change Announcement 112 (ECA 112). If you have any questions, please contact your assigned Service Consultant or the SMSC at 800-426-3391 or email smsc@us.lenovo.com. Check IBM site for more info |
