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From Vincent Iannelli, M.D., About.com

Updated October 04, 2006

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Lenovo and IBM Announce Recall of ThinkPad Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard
Rechargeable, lithium-ion batteries used in ThinkPad notebook computers

Rechargeable, lithium-ion batteries used in ThinkPad notebook computers

CPSC
The CPSC and Lenovo (United States) Inc., of Research Triangle Park, N.C. and International Business Machines Corp., of Armonk, N.Y. are recalling about 168,500 battery packs (an additional 357,500 battery packs were sold worldwide) because 'these lithium-ion batteries can cause overheating, posing a fire hazard to consumers.'

For more information, see the full CPSC Recall Alert...

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