Apple Instituted Safety Recall/Exchange Program for Some 15" PowerBook G4s

Yesterday, Apple and the Consumer Product Safety Commission jointly issued a recall notice for some batteries shipped with aluminum 15" PowerBook G4s. The recall was issued after Apple received four notices of overheating batteries, none resulting in injuries. The batteries in question were built by LG Chem of South Korea and may short out causing overheating. Apple warns that anyone with a suspect PowerBook battery stop using it immediately, notify Apple and receive a new battery in exchange by mail. Apple has set up a web page with information on the issue, how to identify suspect batteries and how to exchange a suspect battery. Apple will ship a new battery before requiring the old one to be shipped back to Apple.