www.lenovo.com/batteryprogram2014
Dear Lenovo Customer,
On March 27, 2014, Lenovo voluntarily recalled certain lithium-ion batteries. These batteries were manufactured for use with ThinkPad notebook computers that shipped worldwide between October 2010 and April 2011. Lenovo is offering replacement batteries free of charge regardless of warranty status.
View March 27, 2014 battery recall FAQs.
Lenovo sold the batteries with new notebook computers or as optional or replacement batteries on the models listed below.
- ThinkPad T410, T420, T510, W510, X100E, X120E, X200, X201, X201s Series
- Edge 11, Edge 13, and Edge 14 Series
- Option P/Ns 43R9255, 51J0500, 57Y4186, 57Y4564, 57Y4565, 57Y4625, 57Y4559, 43R9254, 0A36277
These models may have shipped with 3-cell, 4-cell, 6-cell or 9-cell batteries.
Until a replacement battery arrives, you should turn off the system, remove the battery, and only power your ThinkPad by plugging in the AC adapter and power cord.
Lenovo apologizes for the inconvenience caused by this issue. Shipment of quality products always has been and continues to be the foremost concern.
To claim a replacement battery, you need to run the validation tool which will collect your battery stats and link you directly to the claim form.
http://download.lenovo.com/lenovo/content/rojo/LenovoBattery…
You do not have to ship back the old battery.
Special instructions for using our automated solution
Print this page so you can follow these instructions as the automated solution runs.
After you have printed the instructions, launch the automated solution.A File Download: Select Run. (If you prefer to select Save, you must note the location where you saved the file, and then double-click the file to launch it.)
A progress window will display, which indicates the progress of the file download.
Once the download is complete, a dialog window will ask "Do you want to run this file?" Select Run.An InstallShield Wizard window will display. Click Install to install the automated solution.
Your default browser should launch and display a page indicating whether you are affected or not.
- A final InstallShield window will display. Click Finish to complete the install.
The automated solution will gather the information necessary to determine if your battery is affected by the recall. Once it has completed this task, your default browser will display. The page that appears will tell you whether or not your battery needs to be replaced. If it does, your battery replacement options will be displayed.
Just ran it on my ThinkPad T410 which I bought in Feb 2011, and it says my battery is not affected. Was hoping to get a new battery though…