EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Communication and media equipment
Battery pack for notebooks HP “Rechargeable Battery” — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0222/19
Summary
Production errors may lead to short circuits in individual cells in the battery pack. Consequently the battery cell can overheat, leading to burns or even fire if close to flammable products.
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Product
Battery pack for notebooks — HP
- Brand
- HP
- Name / model
- Rechargeable Battery · 6ETGL, 6EVXH, 6EZZE, 6EZZF, 6FDWN, 6FSNF, 6FWBH, 6GAUL
- Category
- Communication and media equipment
- Built-in, replaceable, lithium-ion battery packs which may be contained in the following HP notebook and workstation computers: HP ProBook (4xx G4 series, 64x G2 series, 65x G2 series (x = placeholder for numbers); HP x360; HP 11 and HP ZBook (17 G3, and Studio G3) Mobile Workstations.
- Recall information: https://batteryprogram687.ext.hp.com/en-GB/Home/ProgramSummary
What is the risk?
- Production errors may lead to short circuits in individual cells in the battery pack. Consequently the battery cell can overheat, leading to burns or even fire if close to flammable products.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 17/01/2018
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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