IBM Lenovo Sony Battery Recall - Thinkpad Sony Battery Recall Information

If you've been paying attention to the news over the last couple of weeks you should have heard about the battery recall that Sony has instituted after several laptop computer with sony manufactured batteries have been recalled. At first it was thought the problem was isolated to Dell but After an IBM ThinkPad T43 caught fire at Los Angeles International Airport, the company started an investigation that led to the latest recall of Sony leading other companies to do the same.

Here's the recall information for IBM/Lenovo:

Dear Lenovo Customer,

Lenovo and IBM Corporation, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and other regulatory agencies, have announced the voluntary recall of certain lithium-ion batteries manufactured by Sony Corporation. In the interest of public safety, Lenovo will offer customers free-of-charge replacement batteries for all recalled batteries. View Battery recall FAQs.

IBM and Lenovo sold these Sony batteries in the systems listed below between February 2005 and September 2006.

    * ThinkPad R51e, R52, R60, R60e

    * ThinkPad T43, T43p, T60, T60p

    * ThinkPad X60, X60s

Customers who ordered additional batteries or received replacement batteries for the systems listed below between February 2005 and September 2006 should also check the battery bar code number to determine if their battery is being recalled.

    * ThinkPad R50, R50e, R50p, R51

    * ThinkPad T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p

Note: The table below lists the battery part numbers (P/N) of the Sony batteries affected by the recall. SOME of the batteries with these part numbers are being recalled, NOT ALL of them. If your battery part number matches any of the ASM P/N or FRU P/N listed, you must use either Option 1 or Option 2 below to determine whether your battery is being recalled.

ASM P/N     FRU P/N

92P1072     92P1073

92P1088     92P1089

92P1142     92P1141

92P1170     92P1169, 93P5028

92P1174     92P1173, 93P5030

Lenovo apologizes for the inconvenience caused by this issue. Shipment of quality products always has been and continues to be the foremost concern.

More info is available at http://www.lenovo.com/batteryprogram

Check with the company websites to make sure any battery or computer you buy on eBay is not an affected model.