Acer Recalls Notebook Batteries Due to Previous Fires

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Acer America announce a voluntary program for the replacement of certain notebook computer lithium-ion batteries containing Sony-made cells. Consumers should only use the notebook computer using AC power until a replacement battery pack is received. Name of Product: Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries containing Sony-made cells used in Acer notebook computers. Units: About 27,000. Computer Importer and Distributor: Acer America Corporation, of San Jose, Calif. Computer Manufacturer: Acer of Taiwan. Battery Cell Manufacturer: Sony Energy Devices of Japan.

Hazard: The lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: As announced previously, there have been 16 reports of notebook batteries overheating. These reports were associated with earlier recalls by other notebook computer manufacturers of batteries containing these Sony cells. These previous reports involved only minor property damage and two minor burns. None of these reports involved batteries in Acer notebook computers.

Description: Only lithium-ion batteries with the following part numbers and battery week codes and used in the following Acer notebook models, are included in the recall: