Allan Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Nokia, the world's No 1 mobile phone maker warned today that over 46 million Nokia-branded BL-5C batteries manufactured by Matsushita could overheat and that it would replace them for customers at no cost. The company indicated there have been over 100 incidents of the batteries overheating while being charged, and that no serious injuries or property damage had been reported. It also clarified that there were multiple manufacturers of this battery and only those by Japanese Matsushita Battery Company were affected. The cost to the company was expected to be around $100 million, and the supplier would likely bear some of the costs.The following Nokia models used the battery in question: Nokia 1100, Nokia 1100c, Nokia 1101, Nokia 1108, Nokia 1110, Nokia 1112, Nokia 1255, Nokia 1315, Nokia 1600, Nokia 2112, Nokia 2118, Nokia 2255, Nokia 2272, Nokia 2275, Nokia 2300, Nokia 2300c, Nokia 2310, Nokia 2355, Nokia 2600, Nokia 2610, Nokia 2610b, Nokia 2626, Nokia 3100, Nokia 3105, Nokia 3120, Nokia 3125, Nokia 6030, Nokia 6085, Nokia 6086, Nokia 6108, Nokia 6175i, Nokia 6178i, Nokia 6230, Nokia 6230i, Nokia 6270, Nokia 6600, Nokia 6620, Nokia 6630, Nokia 6631, Nokia 6670, Nokia 6680, Nokia 6681, Nokia 6682, Nokia 6820, Nokia 6822, Nokia 7610, Nokia N70, Nokia N71, Nokia N72, Nokia N91, Nokia E50, Nokia E60 This would likely be the largest consumer recall program ever, following on the heels of last year's Sony-manufactured laptop battery recall, used in Dell laptops, HP, Apple, and other manufacturers. Consumer recalls are not uncommon. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commision reports over 15 recalls in August 2007 alone, including the million-plus toys recalled by Mattel Inc. There are reports that Mattel may announce another large toy recall soon. In the future, batteries might not need to be recalled. That is, if the paper battery recently announced by researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute takes off. The battery contains carbon nanotubes embedded in a sheet of paper, and can even be rolled up. Source: Desi Critic View all 369 Source at Google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samg Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 To test if your battery if a faulty one http://www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 ^ Thanks (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shof Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Glad i dont have a Nokia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trek Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I'll say Hellomoto to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chconline Veteran Posted August 14, 2007 Veteran Share Posted August 14, 2007 Whew, good thing I have a Motorola lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardsim7 Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Not affected, yay! :) -Rich- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_ Veteran Posted August 14, 2007 Veteran Share Posted August 14, 2007 Oops, that was a close one... Nokia N70 Model BL-5C But not manufactured during those dates :D That must've really hurt Nokia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acnpt Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Checker didn't work for me. Ive got 2 MADE IN HUNGARY batteries, so I shouldn't burn :) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miuku. Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Whew, good thing I have a Motorola lol News: Just because they're branded by Nokia - they're actually manufactured by Matsushita, much like those used in Motorolas and other cellphones.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacer Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I'm more interested in this "carbon nano-tube" battery, than I am about the recall. This new battery technology sounds amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPaul Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I wonder if my Chinese counterfeit battery from Ebay is eligible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well... Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Phew just checked and mine was manufactured at a later date. The site must be being hammered though, took me 5 refreshes (kept timing out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 Just made a Wiki on it ... Nokia Battery Recall Please feel free to edit it and make it a full article... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I guess my Sony Ericsson W810i is safe for the moment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted August 14, 2007 Subscriber¹ Share Posted August 14, 2007 BL-5C Battery, but made in China. Hope it's not affected, as the checker didn't work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPaul Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 BL-5C Battery, but made in China.Hope it's not affected, as the checker didn't work for me. You may want to check that to see if it's authentic. http://www.nokiausa.com/A4410010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvprj84 Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 At least they weren't exploding like the ones in the Dell laptops! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted August 14, 2007 Subscriber¹ Share Posted August 14, 2007 You may want to check that to see if it's authentic.http://www.nokiausa.com/A4410010 I should hope it's authentic. It's the one Nokia gave me in the Phone pack :D Thanks anyway (Y) I'm sure it'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibby Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 My parents and mine seem fine. They've done a good job in our 6230i's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted August 15, 2007 Veteran Share Posted August 15, 2007 wow that is a huge amount of batteries! I'm wondering if this is bigger than the sony recall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 my 6030b battery is good :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted August 15, 2007 Veteran Share Posted August 15, 2007 That's a lot of batteries :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shof Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 It makes me think which company suffer the most battery recall, Dell, Nokia, Sony,etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieFanatic07 Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Motorola battery ftw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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