Sanyo and Lenovo May Share Cost of Battery Recall
525827
Japanese electronics company Sanyo and computer vendor Lenovo are discussing how to pay for the recall of over 200,000 laptop PC batteries.
408591
(InfoWorld) - Months after joining other PC vendors in aÂ massive recall of faulty notebook batteries, Lenovo Group has found a different problem with some models, and will recall 205,000 notebook batteries worldwide, the company said Thursday. Lenovo made the move after four customers complained their batteries overheated after they had dropped or hit the notebooks. The defect caused minor eye irritation for one user, and damaged the property and computers of the others, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall affects the nine-cell, extended-life version of a battery pack manufactured by Sanyo Electric, of Japan. Lenovo sold the packs between November 2005 and February 2007 as an option in certain versions of ThinkPad notebook PCs in the R series, T series and Z series model lines, the commission said. The faulty packs have the part number FRU P/N 92P1131. Buyers of those PCs had the choice to purchase either a standard four-cell battery pack or longer-endurance six-cell or nine-cell packs, said Lenovo spokesman Ray Gorman. The problem occurred with the pack, a box designed in tandem by Lenovo and Sanyo that holds the battery cells. That is a different fault than the metal shards that contaminated battery cells made by Sony, causing some batteries to overheat or catch fire and leading to the recall in 2006 of millions of notebook batteries used by nearly every PC vendor.
489802
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Mar. 2--NEW YORK -- Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd.  said Thursday it will voluntarily recall some 205,000 battery packs made by  Japan's Sanyo Electric Co.
95385
Lenovo is recalling approximately 205,000 lithium-ion batteries used worldwide in ThinkPad laptops, however this time Sony isn't the culprit. The batteries in this recall were produced by Sanyo.
465911
In conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, both IBM and Lenovo announced that they were calling for the voluntary recall of approximately 526,000 laptop batteries manufactured by Sony.
571639
(InfoWorld) - SonyÂ has appointed one of its presidents to oversee product quality and safety, the first time such a high-level member of staff has taken that position at the company. The new role for Makoto Kogure's, who was president of Sony's TV division, came as the company deals with the fallout of two recalls in recent weeks of laptop computer batteries that included Lithium Ion cells that it produced. The first, on Aug. 15, sawÂ Dell recallÂ up to 4.1 million laptop batteries because of a potential fire hazard. Then on Aug. 24Â Apple Computer said it was recallingÂ 1.8 million batteries for the same reason. Sony has estimated theÂ recalls will costÂ it between Â¥20 billion and Â¥30 billion ($171 million to $256 million). The battery problem isn't the sole reason for Kogure's appointment, the Tokyo company said. "Obviously the batteries are an issue but it's not intended that he will focus on batteries and batteries alone," said Gerald Cavanagh, a spokesman for Sony in Tokyo. "It's something we've been wanting to upgrade for sometime and batteries will be one of the responsibilities."
542267
By YURI KAGEYAMA  TOKYO - Toshiba is recalling 340,000 laptop batteries made by Sony Corp. because of problems with recharging them, the latest in a string of embarrassing defects and production glitches for Sony.
80079
WASHINGTON -- Some 526,000 batteries used in ThinkPad notebook computers worldwide are being recalled in the latest problem with batteries made by Sony Corp., the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.
387475
The Lenovo Group and I.B.M. are recalling more than half a million notebook computer batteries made by Sony after a computer caught fire.
473199
Lenovo, the Chinese computer firm which last year bought IBM, recalls about 205,000 batteries made by Sanyo.
410398
Lenovo Group Ltd. plans to recall 205,000 laptop batteries, a move prompted by complaints from four customers who said that the batteries overheated after being dropped.
619517
A fire involving a laptop at Los Angeles International Airport has prompted Lenovo Group and IBM to recall Sony-made batteries used in 526,000 laptops because of concerns about fire.
546110
Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK) and  IBM  are recalling more than half a million notebook  computer batteries made by Sony Corp. (6758.T) after a computer  caught fire at the Los Angeles International Airport, Lenovo  and U.S. safety officials said on Thursday.
121126
Following the high-profile recall problem for Sony due to a fire risk in laptop batteries, another Japanese company has been forced to recall its batteries as well, but this time it involves cellular phones.
621011
The Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. said Friday that it is recalling 830,000 batteries made by Sony for its laptop computers while personal computer maker Dell Inc. expanded its recall of Sony battery packs by 100,000. The batteries can short-circuit and have been blamed for causing some computers to catch fire.
303916
Troubled Japanese electronics  maker Sanyo Electric Co. (6764.T) said on Friday it would  shoulder with China's Lenovo Group (0992.HK) the cost of  recalling 205,000 Sanyo-made laptop battery packs that can  overheat.
187939
Lenovo Group Ltd. 0992.HK, the world's   third-largest personal computer maker, said on Monday it is   looking into a fire incident on a Lenovo laptop PC equipped   with a Sony Corp. 6758.T battery.