Huge Dell Battery Recall (Latitude, Inspiron, Precision)

Dell is recalling some 22,000 notebook computer batteries sold with the Latitude D410, D505, D600, D610, D800, D810, Inspiron 510M, 600M, 6000, 8600, 9200, 9300, XPS Gen 2, and Precision M20, M70. These batteries can overheat and pose a fire risk with three reported cases. The batteries were manufactured in China and Japan and sold between Oct. 2, 2004 and Oct. 13, 2005 in the US. To see if you have one of these batteries, remove the cell and look at the part number. If it contains the series: 3K590, C5340, X5308, F5132, U5882, U5867, P922, C5446, or C2603 in the part number, your battery might be defective. If the numbers above are not present on your battery there’s no need to worry. However if you do have the numbers above on your battery you should visit www.dellbatteryprogram.com and enter your part number to see if it is included in the recall. If you can’t get online then call Dell at 866-342-0011 between 8 am and 5 pm (central time) Monday through Friday.