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Wireless telephone headsets battery - Lithium-ion polymer battery installed in GN Netcom A/S’s GN9120 – ATL

Serious risk Burns, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 6 Nov 2008In the weekly report of 7 Nov 2008 (week 44, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Wireless telephone headsets battery - Lithium-ion polymer battery installed in GN Netcom A/S’s GN9120
Brand
ATL
Brand as notified
ATL (Amperex Technology Limited)
Type / model
- ATL part number 603028-01, - Headset. “GN Netcom” or “GN9120”
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.”.
Risk
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.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Denmark
Country of origin
Hong Kong
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1288/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1288/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1288/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-44 (XML)
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