Dell Battery Recall

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Dell is recalling certain batteries that were used with various models of its portable lines sold between April 2004 and July 2006. There is a possibility that these batteries can overheat, which could cause a fire risk.

Affected machines sold in the United States include:

• Dell Latitude D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, and D810
• Dell Precision M20, M60, M70, and M90 (portable versions of the Precision)
• Dell XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170, and XPS M1710 (portable versions of the XPS)
• Dell Inspiron 500M, 510M, 600M, 700M, 710M, 6000, 6400, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, E1505, and E1705

Dell is prepared to dispatch a replacement battery upon the receipt of the replacement order.

For further information, including specifics on checking the battery serial numbers, please check ISC's news article covering this recall or Dell's Battery Pack Recall Program site.

To provide the University with a more complete picture of our vulnerability to this recall, please email John Mulhern III at mulhernj@isc.upenn.edu if you find any laptop batteries that are included in this recall.