Nokia Battery Recall - Are You Affected?

Gus_Reed

Hi all. I hope I'm in the right place I did look through the forum categories to look for the correct category and this was the nearest one. I also searched the forums for a "Battery Recall" post an didn't find anything either, so if its been posted before or I'm in the wrong forum, I'm sorry.

NOKIA BATTERY RECALL - NOKIA BRANDED BL-5C MADE BETWEEN DECEMBER 2005 & NOVEMBER 2006

Today I received an email informing me that a specific type of 'Nokia branded' battery is being recalled.

This 'Product Recall' only applies to the Nokia branded BL-5C battery, which is manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan. Only this type of battery, manufactured between December 2005 and November 2006 are affected.

I've copied the email here for you guys to read just incase any of you are affected by this. This email will tell you exactly how to find out whether or not your Nokia battery is affected and what you should do if it is.

Hope at least someone will find this useful.

Thanks all!

Gus_Reed
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IMPORTANT SAFETY ADVISORY- Nokia Battery Recall

Nokia has identified a potential issue associated with certain batteries installed in Nokia mobile phones. The product advisory issued by Nokia relates only to the Nokia-branded BL-5C battery manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan between December 2005 and November 2006. This product advisory does not apply to any other Nokia battery.

Nokia has identified that in very rare cases the affected batteries could potentially experience over heating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge. Nokia is voluntarily recalling batteries.

Please note that only the described batteries are subject to this recall and not the phone itself.


Please complete steps 1 - 3 to confirm whether your battery is affected.

Step 1: Is your battery model affected?


The BL-5C batteries which are subject to the product advisory were used with the following Nokia models or separately as accessories:

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

“Nokia” and “BL-5C” are printed on the front of the battery. On the back of the battery, the Nokia mark appears at the top, and the battery identification number (consisting of 26 characters) is found at the bottom. If the battery identification number does not contain 26 characters, it is not subject to this product advisory.

If you are concerned that your battery is part of this product advisory, please follow the two steps below:

1) Switch off your mobile device and check the battery model.Instructions on how to do this can be found at : http://www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/. If your battery is not a BL-5C model, you are not included in this product advisory and your product will not be replaced.
2) If your battery is a BL-5C model, remove the battery and check the 26-character identification number from the back of the battery. To determine whether your battery is affected by this issue, you should go to http://www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/ and enter your battery number.

If your battery is confirmed as affected by this issue you will be directed to a form to enter your details, once complete your details will be sent directly to Nokia who will organise a replacement to be sent to you. You will receive an email confirming this from Nokia.

If it is not affected you will see the following message:

"Product Advisory: Nokia BL-5C battery

Your battery is not among those manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006 and your battery will not be replaced.

www.nokia.com"

If your battery is affected you should immediately discontinue use of the battery until your replacement battery is received.

If you have concerns, please contact your Mobile Phone Coordinator, http://www.cccnet/services/cis/CIS_Operations/ICT_Services/Mobilephones/mobileco-ordinators.htm.

Gus_Reed

Hey all!

Just heard there's something stupid like 54 million Nokia batteries which which they are recalling for something to do with them holding a charge and shorting out.

Just thought I'd keep you up to date.

Thanks guys!

Gus_Reed