Acer recalling Sony notebook batteries

Taiwanese PC maker Acer has now joined the long series of notebook makers to have recalled batteries manufactured by Japanese electronics giant Sony.

The company has now announced a voluntary recall of 27,000 lithium-ion notebook batteries made by Sony. These batteries are being recalled for the same issues which could potentially result in batteries bursting into flames.

Some other major PC makers who have already announced the recall include Apple, Dell, Lenovo and Toshiba.

Acer said in its statement that Acer TravelMate notebooks containing the batteries subject to the recall were sold from May 2004 through November 2006.

The company added that the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has till now received reports of 16 batteries overheating.