TOKYO: Panasonic is recalling more than 300,000 rechargeable battery packs used for tablets and laptops in Japan and overseas due to concerns they may catch fire, the company said yesterday.
The electronics giant is recalling more than 107,000 rechargeable battery packs for tablet PCs sold to corporate customers overseas, and almost 208,000 packs for its “Let’s Note” laptop computers due to safety concerns.
A company statement said: “The batteries are being recalled due to a rare possibility of overheating or igniting due to a manufacturing condition.”
Since August, there have been four cases of fire involving Panasonic battery packs that had yet to be recalled, in Japan and London, according to Kyodo News Agency. AFP
