Gateway, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced the recall of some 14,000 notebook computer batteries. Laptop PCs with the defective batteries can overheat and pose a fire hazard for consumers, the organizations said. “Gateway is working with its suppliers to cover the cost of replacement battery packs and certain other related costs,” according to the computer maker. Gateway, the No. 3 computer vendor in the U.S., said it will replace the affected battery packs at no cost to laptop owners.
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Gateway Fires Up the Battery Recall Machine
Posted by: Walaika Haskins June 20, 2007 04:13 PMGateway, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced the recall of some 14,000 notebook computer batteries. Laptop PCs with the defective batteries can overheat and pose a fire hazard for consumers, the organizations said. “Gateway is working with its suppliers to cover the cost of replacement battery packs and certain other related costs,” according to the computer maker. Gateway, the No. 3 computer vendor in the U.S., said it will replace the affected battery packs at no cost to laptop owners.