EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Laptop computer Lenovo “ThinkPad” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0619/15
Summary
null The battery of the laptop can overheat and this may cause fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the R&TTE Directive.
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Product
Laptop computer — Lenovo
- Brand
- Lenovo
- Name / model
- ThinkPad · Edge 11, 13, 14, 15, 120, 125, 320, 325, 420, 425, 430, 520, 525 and 530 series; the L412, L420/421, L512 and L520 series; the T410, T420, T430, T510 and T520 series; the W510 and W520 series; an.....
- Batch number(s)
- The affected batches of the battery have the following numbers and letters, from the fifth to the eleventh digit of a longer code attached to the battery with a white sticker (see photos): 42T469.....
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- ThinkPad laptop computer with battery pack. The battery is also sold separately.
What is the risk?
- null The battery of the laptop can overheat and this may cause fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the R&TTE Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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