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CPSC, Battery-Biz Announce Recall of Notebook Computer Batteries

Date: June 22, 2005
Company: Various national and regional resellers, retail stores and online stores, from January 2004 through May 2005, for between $70 and $199.
Status: Ongoing
Source: CPSC

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Consumers should stop using the recalled batteries immediately and contact Battery-Biz® to arrange for a replacement battery, free of charge. After removing the recalled battery for their notebook computer, consumers can continue to use it with the AC power adapter until a replacement battery arrives.

Affected Products

The recalled lithium-ion Hi-Capacity® brand rechargeable batteries are used with various well-known brand-name notebook computers. The recalled batteries include those with part numbers B-5301, B-5333, B-5340, B-5341, B-5342, B-5344, B-5345, B-5346, B5461, B-5615, B-5896 or B-5942/LI; the lot numbers 10098, 10198 or 10230; and the date codes listed below. The part number, lot number and date code can be found on the main label, in one of the following combinations: Reorder Part Number 5-Digit Lot Code 3-Digit Date Code B-5301 10198 04O B-5333 10098 07N, 08N, 09N, 10N, 11N, 12N, 01O, 02O, 03O, 04O 10198 07N, 08N, 09N, 10N, 11N B-5340 10198 07N, 08N, 09N, 10N, 11N, 12N, 01O B-5341 10198 04O B-5342 10098 01O, 02O, 03O, 04O B-5344 10198 11N, 12N, 01O, 02O B-5345 10198 08N, 09N, 03O B-5346 10098 01O, 02O, 03O, 04O B-5346 10098 01O, 02O, 03O, 04O 10198 08N, 09N, 10N B-5461 10230 01N, 02N, 03N, 04N, 05N, 06N, 07N, 08N, 09N, 10N, 11N, 12N B-5615 10198 10N, 11N, 12N, 01O, 02O B-5896 10198 02O B-5933 10230 01N, 02N, 03N, 04N, 05N, 06N, 07N, 08N, 09N B-5942/LI 10198 03O, 040, 05O

Why Was This Recalled?

An internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Where Was This Sold?

Distribution information not available.

About Various national and regional resellers, retail stores and online stores, from January 2004 through May 2005, for between $70 and $199.

Various national and regional resellers, retail stores and online stores, from January 2004 through May 2005, for between $70 and $199. has 1 total recall tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the CPSC. Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report