Lenovo recalls its thinkpad x1 carbon laptops due to fire risk

Lenovo has announced the recall of some of its fifth-generation ThinkPad X1 Carbon notebooks. All ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptops that were manufactured between December 2016 and October 2017 have a chance of overheating due to a battery failure. In total, there are approximately 78, 000 units that could be affected, in addition to another 5, 500 that were sold in Canadian territory.

ThinkPad X1 Carbon manufactured between December 2016 and October 2017 are affected

Lenovo claims that "A limited number of these notebooks may have an screw unfastened that could damage the notebook's battery causing overheating, which could pose a risk of fire . "

So far, the company has not received any reports of overheating in American territory, but they say they have received three reports of an overheating that caused damage to the laptop, this was at the international level. According to the company, no damage has been reported to other properties or to the users themselves. Lenovo also claims that devices manufactured after November 2017 are not at risk of having the 'loose' screw.

There is a website where ThinkPad X1 Carbon owners can go in to enter their serial number and machine type to see if their laptop is affected. Lenovo is urging everyone with a machine at risk to stop using it immediately until the loose screw can be inspected. Any repairs related to removal will be provided free of charge, as it should be.

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