Recall - Lenovo ThinkPad Batteries (Feb 2010 to June 2012)

Davo1111 on 24/04/2015 - 18:16

The batteries being recalled were sold for Lenovo 'ThinkPad' branded notebooks from February 2010 to June 2012.

They were either:
(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:
T410, T420, T510, T520, W510, W520
X100E, X121e, X130e, X131e, X201, X201s, X220, X220t
Edge 11, Edge 13, Edge 14, Edge 15
Edge 320, Edge 420, Edge 430, Edge 520, Edge 525, Edge 530
L412, L420, L512, L520
Mini 10
SL410, SL510

Identifying features
Each affected battery will have an associated 7-digit alphanumeric Assembly-Part Number (ASM P/N) (this is different from the alphanumeric serial number for the notebook system itself).

ASM P/N
42T4695 42T4695
42T4711 42T4711
42T4740 42T4740
42T4798 42T4798
42T4804 42T4804
42T4812 42T4812
42T4816 42T4816
42T4822 42T4822
42T4826 42T4826
42T4828 42T4828
42T4834 42T4834
42T4840 42T4840
42T4862 42T4862

http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/1070118

http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/hf004122

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Comments

  • tonyjzx on 24/04/2015 - 18:46
    +2

    eh what? the batteries are more than 3yrs old

    do any of them hold any significant charge?

    free battery i guess

  • Lichen6420 on 24/04/2015 - 19:35
    +1

    Hence the bargain aspect :)

  • scrimshaw on 24/04/2015 - 19:38

    Also remember the older laptops made in 2010 and 2011 were affected as well.
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/138732

    Lenovo is lately sourcing defect goods from some dodgy manufacturers, if they have to recall so many products it's going to cost them a lot of money having to re-ship these batteries worldwide.

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