Nokia Recalls 46 Million Cell Phone Batteries

August 14, 2007 – 8:25 am

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Nokia recently announced that they were recalling 46 million cell phone batteries because of faults that could cause them to overheat.

The affected batteries were manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006. The model number is BL-5C. Nokia states that there were hundreds of reports worldwide, but no serious injuries or property damage resulted from them.

“Consumers with a BL-5C battery subject to this advisory should note that all of the approximately 100 incidents have occurred while charging the battery,” the Finnish company said. “According to Nokia’s knowledge this issue does not affect any other use of the mobile device.”

Affected models include the following:

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,and Nokia E60

Nokia plans to replace the faulty batteries with a new one. You can check if your mobile phone battery is affected by checking here.

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