Hp-LogoHewlett-Packard popularly known as HP, has recalled the batteries sold with their laptops for the fourth time in two consecutive years. These batteries were built in China and are suspected to overheat and may even catch fire and cause harm to the consumers. Consumers of such defected batteries are given instructions to immediately remove batteries from their system and run their laptops on main power (without battery plugged-in) until the replacement battery arrives.

About 70,000 batteries are found as defective and HP will be giving a free replacement to such owners. These batteries include those sold with HP laptops and also those which were sold separately. The lithium-ion batteries made in china have always been an issue for companies. Last year Nokia replaced thousands of batteries of BL-5C model as they were found to be unusually expanding and overheating.

Here is a complete list of HP notebook models that are covered under the most recent replacement program:

HP Pavilion Compaq Presario HP HP Compaq
dv2000
dv2500
dv2700
dv6000
dv6500		 dv6700
dv9000
dv9500
dv9700
A900
C700
F700
V3000
V3500		 V3700
V6000
V6500
V6700
G6000
G7000		 6720s

For more information about this replacement program, visit the CPSC site and the HP site to check if you are applicable for this replacement or not.