HP Notebook PC Battery Pack Replacement Program

On May 19, 2010, HP expanded a worldwide voluntary recall and replacement program in cooperation with various government agencies, adding battery packs to the replacement program announced on May 14, 2009 and revised on October 15, 2009. Product model series were also added to the list of products that may have been sold with affected batteries. HP customers affected by this program will be eligible to receive a replacement battery pack for each verified, recalled battery pack at no cost.

We are taking this action as part of our commitment to provide the highest quality of service to our notebook customers. We are proactively notifying you of this issue and are prepared to replace all verified battery packs.

HP and the battery manufacturers believe that certain battery packs shipped in HP notebook PC products manufactured between August 2007and May 2008 may pose a potential safety hazard to customers. The batteries can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard.

The affected battery packs were distributed worldwide in certain notebook PCs within the following models:

http://bpr.hpordercenter.com/hbpr/M14.aspx

The things are like $130. But hey, it is almost 3 years old so I really shouldn't complain. I can still pull a good hour out of it without using power management to reduce the consumption. If I need longer run time for something, I'll use the HP mini which gets a good 6 1/2 hours on a charge (solid state drive).