Gateway latest to recall laptop batteries
Announcements, Safety News October 25th, 2006
Gateway latest to recall laptop batteries
Gateway has joined the long list of personal computer makers to recall notebook batteries manufactured by Sony.
The company has issued a voluntary recall of 35,000 lithium-ion batteries that have shipped with its notebooks since 2005.
Dell was the first to announce a recall for Sony manufactured batteries back in august. Since then, other companies including Lenovo Group, Apple, Hitachi and Toshiba have announced similar recalls.
Gateway said in a statement that the affected batteries were supplied in business laptops sold primarily through its direct and professional channels. Some of the units were also purchased from their retail outlets.
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