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CPSC, Apple Announce Recall of PowerBook Computer Batteries
An internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
- Units
- About 28,000
- Reports
- 4
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $130–$2,600
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The recalled batteries are used with the 15-inch PowerBook G4 (Aluminum) laptop computer. The batteries, which contain cells manufactured during the last week of December 2003 only, have the model number A1045 and serial numbers that begin with HQ404, HQ405, HQ406, HQ407, or HQ408. The model and serial numbers can be found on a label on the bottom of the battery. The battery is approximately 4 inches long, 3 inches wide, and ¾ inches tall. No other PowerBook or iBook batteries are involved in this recall.
The file
- Sold at
- National and regional resellers, catalogers, and Apple's online and retail stores sold the computers with the batteries, from January 2004 through August 2004, for between $2000 and $2600. The batteries also were sold separately for about $130.
- Product type
- Adapter/Power Supply/Charger/Battery
- Made in
- Taiwan
- Recalled by
- Apple Computer Inc., of Cupertino, Calif., LG Chem Ltd., of South Korea
Incident log
Apple has received four reports of batteries overheating, though no injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using the recalled batteries immediately and contact Apple to arrange for a replacement battery, free of charge.
Contact Apple at (800) 275-2273 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. CT Monday through Sunday or log on to Apple's website at www.apple.com/support/powerbook/batteryexchange
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated AUG 19 2004; last revised MAR 11 2025.
