HP has issued a worldwide recall of 100,000 laptops that pose a serious fire risk. The company admitted they contain a faulty Panasonic battery that could overheat and burn people.
It’s an extension of the recall that HP ordered in June 2016, when the company warned that 40,000 laptops were faulty.
It affects HP, Compaq, HP ProBook, HP ENVY, Compaq Presario, and HP Pavilion laptops bought between March 2013 and October 2016. The company urged customers to check the model number of their laptop’s battery – those at risk begin with 6BZLU, 6CGFK, 6CGFQ, 6CZMB, 6DEMA, 6DEMH, 6DGAL and 6EBVA. You’ll find this on the battery’s barcode (see image).
Alternatively, you can run HP’s program to check whether your battery is affected. Type the following URL and the download will…