Batteries supplied with this laptop are a fire risk. Be cautious.
The Dublin Fire Brigade and Hewlett-Packard have issued a safety warning regarding a battery that’s used in a variety of HP and Compaq laptops.
HP have issued a recall notice on some batteries supplied with their laptops over fire safety concerns https://t.co/VNrcmTgOdB pic.twitter.com/WosKHC1eZV
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) January 30, 2017
In a statement released on their website, Hewlett-Packard state:
“In January 2017, in cooperation with various government regulatory agencies, HP announced an expansion of its ongoing worldwide voluntary safety recall and replacement program for certain notebook computer batteries, which was announced in June 2016. The program has been expanded to include additional batteries that were shipped with the same notebook products. These batteries have the potential to overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to customers”.
“Because these batteries pose a fire and burn hazard, it is essential to recheck your battery, even if you did so previously and were informed that it was not affected. However if you have already received a replacement battery, you are not affected by this expansion.”
“The affected batteries were shipped with specific HP, Compaq, HP ProBook, HP ENVY, Compaq Presario, and HP Pavilion Notebook Computers sold worldwide from March 2013 through October 2016, and/or were sold as accessories or spares, or provided as replacements through Support.”
You can view the entire list of the models that HP have issued warning about here.
NOTE: Not all batteries in all HP, Compaq, HP ProBook, HP ENVY, Compaq Presario, and HP Pavilion Notebook Computers are affected. Please read the fine details of the warning.
If you’re seeking further instructions, more information is supplied here.
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