Dell on Friday recalled approximately 35,000 batteries in several laptop models, saying that the faulty units could overheat and start fires.
The bad batteries were sold from Oct. 5, 2004, through Oct. 13, 2005, said Dell, which issued the recall in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The batteries were sold separately or included with a wide swath of Dell's Latitude and Inspiron laptop lines, ranging from the Inspiron 600m and XPS Gen 2 to the Latitude D410 and D810.
The Round Rock, Tex.-based computer maker said it had three reports of batteries overheating, with subsequent fires causing minor damage to tabletops, desktops, and other personal effects. No one has been injured by hot laptops or the fires they caused, Dell added.
Users can check to see if their Latitude or Inspiron notebook's battery is on the recall list by calling Dell or visiting its Web site. Free replacements will be shipped to users with affected batteries.
The warning affects about 22,000 Dell users in the U.S., far fewer than the nearly one million faulty power adaptors recalled last October.
The bad batteries were sold from Oct. 5, 2004, through Oct. 13, 2005, said Dell, which issued the recall in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The batteries were sold separately or included with a wide swath of Dell's Latitude and Inspiron laptop lines, ranging from the Inspiron 600m and XPS Gen 2 to the Latitude D410 and D810.
The Round Rock, Tex.-based computer maker said it had three reports of batteries overheating, with subsequent fires causing minor damage to tabletops, desktops, and other personal effects. No one has been injured by hot laptops or the fires they caused, Dell added.
Users can check to see if their Latitude or Inspiron notebook's battery is on the recall list by calling Dell or visiting its Web site. Free replacements will be shipped to users with affected batteries.
The warning affects about 22,000 Dell users in the U.S., far fewer than the nearly one million faulty power adaptors recalled last October.