Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-44
ATL (Amperex Technology Limited) · Wireless telephone headsets battery - Lithium-ion polymer battery installed in GN Netcom A/S’s GN9120
The product poses a risk of burns and fire due to an internal short circuit in the lithium-ion batteries which causes the batteries to overheat. 46 incidents have been reported.
- Published
- 07 November 2008
- Notifying authority
- Denmark
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1288/08
- Model
- - ATL part number 603028-01, - Headset. “GN Netcom” or “GN9120”
Classification
- Category
- Communication and media equipment
- Risk type
- Burns, Fire
- Country of origin
- Hong Kong
Product description
The recalled batteries were sold in GN9120 wireless telephone headsets and separately as battery replacement kits to end-users worldwide between 1 January 2005 and September 2008. The batteries have a white plastic casing and are labelled “Made by ATL.”.