Dell and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced a voluntary recall of 22,000 Dell notebook batteries. This is coming after Dell received three complaints of batteries overheating and causing damage to tabletops, desktops and personal effects. No personal injury was reported, but watch out for those legs, you bathroom laptop users. What does this mean for most people? Free new batteries! Here is the big list: Latitude D410, D505, D510, D600, D610, D800, D810, Inspiron 510M, 600M, 6000, 8600, 9200, 9300, XPS Gen 2, Precision M20 and M70. The batteries in question were sold from October 5, 2004 to October 13, 2005. If you own any of these models or have a question, check out the Dell Battery Program website or contact the company at (866) 342-0011.
Dell Recalls 22,000 Notebook Batteries [DesignTechnica]
