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April 2015 Lenovo Battery Recall

Lenovo and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have announced a battery recall for the battery packs of certain notebook computers.

Affected notebooks are eligible for a free battery replacement due to the batteries posing a risk of fire hazard.

The recall affects approximately 148,800 batteries in the US and 17,700 more in Canada.

Models potentially affected:
Edge 11, 13, 14, 15, 120, 125, 320, 325, 420, 425, 430, 520, 525 and 530 series; the L412, L420/421, L512 and L520 series; the T410, T420, T510 and T520 series; the W510 and W520 series; and the X100e, X120e, X121e, X130e, X200, X200s, X201, X201s, X220 and X220t series.

Some battery packs were also sold separately. Affected battery part #s are:
42T4695, 42T4711, 42T4740, 42T4798, 42T4804, 42T4812, 42T4816, 42T4822, 42T4826, 42T4828, 42T4834, 42T4840, 42T4862, 42T4868, 42T4874, 42T4880, 42T4890, 42T4944, 42T4948, 42T4954, 42T4958, 45N1022 and 45N1050.

Resources:
Official recall at CPSC
Contact Lenovo here.