CPSC, Kyocera Wireless Corp. Announce Recall of Cell Phone Batteries
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2004-10-28 · 05505
Hazards
Some of the cell phone batteries supplied by the battery manufacturer may be counterfeit. This can cause the batteries to short-circuit, overheat and pose burn hazard to consumers.
Recall
Number
05505
Date
2004-10-28
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Batteries in Kyocera Wireless Corp. Cell Phones
Companies
Manufacturer(s)
Hecmma Group, of El Paso, Texas
Retailer(s)
ALLTEL, Virgin Mobile, Cricket Communications, MetroPCS, US Cellular and Verizon Wireless stores nationwide; telemarketing retailers; various Web sites; and regional phone carriers sold the cell phones with the recalled batteries. The 3200 Series and K400 Series phones were sold from December 2003 to September 2004 for between $30 and $100. Slider Series phones were sold from May 2004 to September 2004 for between $30 and $170. The recalled batteries were also sold separately during the same per
Distributor(s)
Kyocera Wireless Corp., of San Diego, Calif.
Country of manufacture
China; Mexico
Description
The recalled batteries are included in Kyocera Slider, K400, and 3200 Series cell phones. Below is additional information about the cell phones and recalled batteries: Cell Phone Model Name Cell Phone Model Number Battery Model Numbers Battery Description Slider Series SE44/SE47 CV90-L305N-01 CV90-L305P-01 CV90-L305T-01 CV90-L349T-01 Battery has the Kyocera name printed in red and black along with the model number K400 Series "Phantom" "Blade" "Rave" KE413 KE433 KE/KX414 KE/KX424 KE/KX434 CV90-K3040-03 CV90-K3040-09 CV90-K3040-10 CV90-K3040-11 Battery has the Kyocera name printed in red and white along with the model number 3200 Series 3225 3250 (Appears above or below phone display) CV90-K3040-03 CV90-K3040-09 CV90-K3040-10 CV90-K3040-11 Battery has the Kyocera name printed in red and white along with the model number