Lenovo to Recall Over 83,000 ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptops Due to Fire Hazard

  • 7 February 2018
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February 7th, 2018 By Catalin Cimpanu
 


 
Lenovo announced yesterday plans to recall tens of thousands of ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th Generation laptops due to a loose screw that may cause the laptop's battery to catch fire.
 
Yes, you read that right. According to a statement Lenovo published online late yesterday, the company "has determined that a limited number of systems may have an unfastened screw [...] that can damage the battery causing overheating, potentially posing a fire hazard."
 
The Chinese company says that ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th Generation laptops manufactured between December 2016 and October 2017 are affected.
 
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