Nokia battery recall – steps you have to do to replace the battery
* Nokia has identified that in very rare cases BL-5C batteries used in Nokia phones could potentially experience over heating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge. Nokia said that about 100 such incidents had been reported globally but no serious injuries or property damage had been reported.
* Nokia has several suppliers for BL-5C batteries that have collectively produced more than 300 million BL-5C batteries. This advisory(Nokia’s recall) applies only to the 46 million batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006.
* BL-5C battery is used in more than 50 handset 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
Here are the steps you have to do to check whether your battery is prone to such overcharging
go to http://www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/
Nokia” and “BL-5C” are printed on the front of the battery. On the back of the battery, the Nokia mark appears at the top, and the battery identification number (consisting of 26 characters) is found at the bottom. If the battery identification number does not contain 26 characters, it is not subject to this product advisory.
1) Switch off your mobile device and check the battery model. If your battery is not a BL-5C model, you are not included in this product advisory and your product will not be replaced.
2) If your battery is a BL-5C model, remove the battery and check the 26-character identification number from the back of the battery. Enter the identification number in the field below and you will be advised if your battery may be replaced.
Don’t fear the serial number verification is not case sensitive
case 1: You are safe if you get the following message
Product Advisory: Nokia BL-5C battery
Your battery is not among those manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006 and your battery will not be replaced.
case 2: Your battery is unsafe if the message is otherwise.
Product Advisory: Nokia BL-5C battery
Your battery may be replaced.
Please fill in your contact information below. We will send you a replacement battery with instructions on how to return your old battery. To ensure proper disposal, all recipients of a replacement battery hereby agree to return the old battery in the envelope provided.
cellbharat
Battery Recall update:
* You can dial 30303838 prefixed by your local STD to contact the Nokia care and state the 26 chracter battery identification number.
* You can SMS to BT -SPACE- 26 chracter battery identification number to 5555 and get the direction.
cellbharat
Fake Batteries in India:
Amidst widespread panic due to fear of overheating in Nokia BL-5C batteries, the cellular handset makers have warned against a bigger issue of about 36 million fake batteries currently in use in India. According to Indian Cellular Association (ICA), of the 45 million replacement batteries in the Indian mobile market, about 80% are counterfeit and unsafe. Fake batteries of Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG, Samsung, and others are freely available in the market. Most batteries come at a nominal cost of about Rs 50 compared to a branded battery which costs about Rs 500. These fake batteries have extremely poor (about 30%) performance compared to original batteries. The recharge life of these batteries is also about 20%. If a branded battery can be recharged about 500 times, a fake battery has a recharge life of just 100 times
cellbharat
Battery recall update:
Nokia has so far detected(till 18th August) over one lakh mobile users in India having handsets with battery from the defective BL-5C series. Nokia, which had issued advisory warning to consumers of a defect in the BL-5C battery series on 14th, has got 20,000 calls on its helpline telephone numbers and over 12.5 lakh short messages from concerned customers.Meanwhile Nokia’s arch rival Motorola has recorded a 7.3 per cent increase in its sales over the last few days
shubham kansal
Hi
i m using nokia handset from last six years , i used verious sets of nokia i have not face any problem in last six years , but now i have 1100 handset and its battery is loosing its back up. so its my personal request to yoy so see in this matter , because i m very brandloyal person so i hope you come to me for my inconvinece which i had face
Thanka