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Second Degree Burns, Property Damage Prompt Wireless Headset Recall
GN Netcom Says Batteries Overheating
About 525,000 GN9120 Wireless Headsets are being recalled because an internal short circuit can cause the lithium-ion polymer batteries to overheat, posing a fire hazard.GN Netcom has received 10 reports of incidents involving overheating, including 3 reports of open flames and property damage to furniture on which the headsets were resting. An additional 37 reports of overheating, 3 reports of open flames and 1 report of second degree burns, requiring medical attention, were received outside the U.S. (An additional 675,000 were sold outside the U.S.)
This recall involves GN9120 wireless headsets with ATL lithium-ion polymer batteries. The headsets are intended primarily for professional use in offices and call centers. The product is sold with 3 components: a base station, headset and power adapter. "GN Netcom" or "GN9120" is printed on the base station and headset. The affected batteries have part number 603028 and have a white plastic enclosure. The batteries are labeled "Made by ATL (Amperex Technology Ltd.)" and "(ATL P/N 603028)." Batteries sold as a replacement part are labeled "GN9120 battery replacement kit."
The headsets were sold through GN Netcom, authorized distributors and resellers nationwide from January 2005 through September 2008 for between $150 and $350 as part of the GN9120 headset and about $20 as a replacement part.
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