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  • Sony of Canada Limited recalls Panasonic Lithium Ion Battery Packs in VAIO Personal Computers

    • in Safety Alerts
    • — 13 Feb, 2017

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    Affected products

    Panasonic Lithium Ion Battery Packs in VAIO E Series Personal Computers

     

    Product description

    This recall involves Panasonic lithium-ion battery packs with battery model number VGP-BPS26 sold with certain VAIO E Series personal computers or installed in some VAIO computers as replacement parts during repair.

    Model numbers of the custom ordered VAIO personal computers that may have come with an affected battery pack at time of purchase:
    SVE151290S

    SVE14A390S

    Model series (or model number) beginning with the following letters and numbers that may have been equipped with an affected battery pack during repair:
    SVE14A1 SVE1511 SVE1711 VPCCA1 VPCCB1 VPCEH1
    SVE14A2 SVE1512 SVE1712 VPCCB2 VPCEH2
    SVE14A3 VPCCB3 VPCEH3
    VPCCB4

    The model is listed on a sticker on the bottom of the laptop.

    Panasonic Lithium Ion Battery Packs, model number VGP-BPS26

    Consumers should go to Sony’s website and input the part number and serial number of the battery pack to verify whether their personal computers are affected by this recall.

     

    Hazard identified

    The battery packs can overheat, posing a potential burn or fire hazard.

    As of January 26, 2017 the company has no reports of the battery packs overheating in Canada and no reports of injuries.

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