HP notebook batteries recalled in response to burn hazard

If you're the owner of an HP Pavilion or Compaq Presario made in the last five years, the odds are in favor of you being involved in a battery recall of some sort. In 2005, some 80,000 Pavilion and Presario batteries were recalled, in 2006 another 4,100 were added. Most recently, the massive recall of more than 10 million Sony batteries affected around 32,000 HP notebooks last October.

This week another 70,000 have been tapped for recall.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the voluntary recall of Lithium-Ion notebook batteries in nine HP Pavilion models (dv2000, dv2500, dv2700, dv6000, dv6500, dv6700, dv9000, dv9500, dv9700,) nine Compaq Presario Models (A900, C700, F700, V3000, V3500, V3700, V6000, V6500, V6700,) the HP G6000 and G7000, and the HP Compaq 6720s. This time, the recall is based upon two reports of batteries overheating, rupturing, and then bursting into flames. HP replaces these batteries for free, and an exchange can be set up through the company's Battery Pack Replacement Program.

It may just be an ideal time to check out HP's new "Green" batteries from Boston Power.