Unfortunately, some copies of the Lenovo Go USB-C Laptop Power Bank external battery can be a fire hazard due to a defect, which is why the manufacturer has recalled approximately 3,300 potentially affected products sold mainly in the United States of America and Canada. Nevertheless, it may be worth checking the models purchased from other areas as well, it doesn’t take long.
The first step is to check the product code of the given Lenovo Go USB-C Laptop Power Bank, which consists of the character string 40ALLG2WWW for the affected copies, and then look at the model code, which contains the character string PBLG2W for the affected products. If they match, you should check the production date on the label, which is usually given in year/month format. The affected copies are dated 22/01, 22/02, 22/03, 22/04, 22/05, or even 22/06, i.e. January 2022 and June 2022 for the potentially faulty copies. were made between If the above character lines and production dates are not included on the given product, we can continue to use them.
Otherwise, contact the manufacturer immediately and refrain from using the product, as it is potentially a fire hazard. The error is caused by the fact that one of the screws inside the power bank housing can occasionally loosen, causing a short circuit over time, and then thermal runaway occurs inside the battery and a fire occurs. According to Lenovo’s knowledge, such a 20,000 mAh external power source has caused material damage in only one case, but luckily no personal injury occurred during the incident.
2,850 of the affected external batteries were sold in the United States through various resellers, and 510 potentially affected powerbanks were sold in Canada according to official information. If we have acquired such an external battery from one of the mentioned areas, we immediately check the above-mentioned lines of characters visible on the back. You purchased potentially affected products in the United States of America ittand potentially affected specimens obtained from Canada itt we can announce.
The defective products did not reach other areas, at least that was the conclusion of the investigation. Nevertheless, it may be worth looking at the back of the product and checking the involvement, since the process only takes a few minutes, but after that, there is a good chance that we can continue to use the product.
2023-11-23 23:23:06
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