Dell recalls 'fire risk' laptop batteries

Dell has announced a recall of 35,000 notebook batteries in the US that it warns could pose a fire risk.

No injuries have been reported, but Dell stated that it has received three reports of damage to tables and desks as a result of the problem.

Around 22,000 of the batteries were sold in the US. Dell is replacing the batteries at no charge.

The recall affects certain Dell notebooks sold between 5 October 2004 and 13 October 2005.

Affected models include Dell Latitude D410, D505, D510, D600, D610, D800 and D810; Inspiron 510M, 600M, 6000, 8600, 9200 and 9300; the XPS Generation 2 notebook; and Precision M20 and M70 mobile workstations.

The batteries were also sold separately and provided as part of service replacements.