I posted some newspaper cuttings about mobile trouble in Nepal some time back. These incidents were brought in lights about 2 months back and it took this long for Nokia to issue the recall notice.

If these incidents were to happen in places where consumer were more aware of their rights, they would be more vigilant in investigating the problem. According to Nokia the culprit was the Battery. Among 300 million BL-5C batteries sold worldwide, 46 million are supposed to be defected. If you are using one of those, you have to visit Nokia site to check and process for obtaining the replacement battery.

Nokia has several suppliers for BL-5C batteries that have collectively produced more than 300 million BL-5C batteries. This advisory applies only to the 46 million batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006. There have been approximately 100 incidents of over heating reported globally. No serious injuries or property damage have been reported. (Nokia press release)

I wish the consumers were more responsive to the hazard related issues and same thing won’t repeat in the future.

Ref - Mero Sansar (Nepali blog)

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