Hewlett Packard and Compaq Recall 70,000 Laptop Batteries

Following at least two reported cases of batteries catching on fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 70,000 lithium-ion batteries used in Hewlett-Packard and Compaq laptops. As noted by our friends at Tech Report, this particular recall is nowhere near the size of the massive battery recall that hit Apple, Dell, and Lenovo among others in 2006; this latest recall of HP laptop batteries is undoubtedly a frustrating event for a laptop manufacturer that heavily touts the quality of battery that comes with their machines.

“The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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.Name of Product: Lithium-Ion batteries used in Hewlett-Packard and Compaq notebook computers.

Hazard: The recalled lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.”

The recall affects the following notebook models, which were all sold between August 2007 and March 2008:

-HP Pavilion: dv2000, dv2500, dv2700, dv6000, dv6500, dv6700, dv9000, dv9500, and dv9700.
-Compaq Presario: A900, C700, F700, V3000, V3500, V3700, V6000, V6500, and V6700.
-HP: G6000 and G7000.
-HP Compaq: 6720s.

For more specific information regarding USCPSC recall of Hewlett Packard and Compaq laptop batteries, please go the official recall announcement page.