Nokia has announced a battery recall program regarding a specific battery model used in their mobile phones. The company has said that in very rare cases, the batteries might experience overheating by a short circuit while the phone is charging.
Around 46 million batteries are affected. These batteries were manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006. Around 100 incidents of overheating has been reported around the globe.
The BL-5C batteries have been used with the following Nokia models:
Nokia 1100, Nokia 1100c, Nokia 1101, Nokia 1108, Nokia 1110, Nokia 1112, Nokia 1255, Nokia 1315, Nokia 1600, Nokia 2112, Nokia 2118, Nokia 2255, Nokia 2272, Nokia 2275, Nokia 2300, Nokia 2300c, Nokia 2310, Nokia 2355, Nokia 2600, Nokia 2610, Nokia 2610b, Nokia 2626, Nokia 3100, Nokia 3105, Nokia 3120, Nokia 3125, Nokia 6030, Nokia 6085, Nokia 6086, Nokia 6108, Nokia 6175i, Nokia 6178i, Nokia 6230, Nokia 6230i, Nokia 6270, Nokia 6600, Nokia 6620, Nokia 6630, Nokia 6631, Nokia 6670, Nokia 6680, Nokia 6681, Nokia 6682, Nokia 6820, Nokia 6822, Nokia 7610, Nokia N70, Nokia N71, Nokia N72, Nokia N91, Nokia E50, Nokia E60
and to the following accessories:
Nokia Wireless GPS Module LD-1W, Nokia Wireless GPS Module LD-3W
Nokia is encouraging everyone to check on their batteries online to see if the battery is part of the recall. The website provides instructions on how to check if the battery is part of the recall. Here's the link: Battery Recall
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