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Just days away from the news that a certain company has recalled its laptop batteries, now comes news of another faulty battery issue. This time, it is the mobile world’s turn to face the music. Nokia warned its many consumers that up to 46 million batteries used in some of its cell phones could be faulty and even pose a risk of overheating. Scary stuff, indeed.

The news advisory applies to batteries manufactured by Matsushita from December 2005 to November 2006, the mobile phone maker said. Nokia has identified that in very rare cases the BL-5C batteries could potentially experience overheating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge. There have been approximately 100 incidents of overheating reported globally. All of the approximately 100 incidents have occurred while charging the battery.

To determine if your Nokia phone may be one of the affected products, the said Nokia battery will have “Nokia” and “BL-5C” printed on the front of the battery. On the reverse, the Nokia mark appears at the top and the battery identification number (that has 26 characters) is found at the bottom.

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Nokia, BL-5C, Matsushita

[image from: phonesonline.ie]