The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in voluntary cooperation with Apple has recalled 1.8 million rechargeable, lithium-ion batteries with cells manufactured by Sony for certain iBook and PowerBook computers. These lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Apple has received reports of batteries overheating, reports of minor burns from handling overheated computers and other reports of minor property damage. The recalled lithium-ion batteries were used with the 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4 and 15-inch PowerBook G4.
Apple Recall in the News
Apple Recalls 1.8 Million Laptop BatteriesTen Days After Dell's Major Recall of Sony Laptop Batteries (Aug-24-06) [ABC NEWS]Apple Announce Recall of iBook and PowerBook Computer Batteries (Aug-24-06) [U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission]
