Dell battery recall

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Dell is voluntarily recalling and offering free replacements for certain batteries that were sold for use with some models of Dell Latitude, Dell Precision and Dell Inspiron notebook computers. It is possible for these batteries to overheat, which could pose a risk of fire.

Argonne was not on Dell's list of accounts that have received the potentially faulty batteries. However, because of the potential seriousness of the problem, CIS and OCF Procurement is strongly recommending that any laptops of the above noted models that were purchased over the last 15 months be checked for a potentially faulty battery.

Potentially affected batteries were sold between October 2004 and October 2005 with the following models of Dell notebook computers or separately as secondary batteries:

• Latitude D410, D505, D510, D600, D610, D800, D810

• Inspiron 510M, 600M, 6000, 8600, 9200, 9300, XPS Gen 2

• Precision M20, M70

The battery model numbers are:

3K590, C5340, X5308, F5132, U5882, U5867, 6P922, C5446, C2603

To determine if the battery is eligible for exchange under this recall, first look for the words "DELL" and "Made in Japan" or "Made in China" printed on the back of the battery. If found, please verify that the model number matches one of the battery model numbers listed above. The battery model number can be found after the first dash in the part number on the label of the battery (i.e. JP-0F5132-xxxxx-xxx-xxxx).

CIS coordinate an exchange of eligible batteries with Dell. Employees with a battery with one of the above model numbers, or who would like assistance in determining if a battery is eligible for exchange, should contact the CIS Help Desk at 2-9999, option 2, or help@anl.gov . If you already determined that you have a battery with one of the above model numbers, please have the full part number available as it will be needed to determine if your battery is eligible for replacement under the Dell recall.