Sony has done it again apparently. Three of the biggest laptop manufacturers who fit their computers with Sony-made batteries have had to recall certain batteries on some of their models, due to overheating risks. The total amount of batteries affected is 100,000 but that pales in comparison to the 2006 recall where Sony was forced to withdraw 9.6 million batteries.

The batteries, which were produced between October 2004 and June 2005, and their faults may be linked to manufacturing line adjustments in that time frame. Some of the batteries may have problems related to raw material flaws.

Of the 100,000 affected total, 35,000 laptops were shipped to the U.S. Of these the majority were Hewlett Packard laptops.

The batteries recalled by HP are those who have a barcode beginning with A0, L0, L1 or GC and which were shipped with HP Pavilion dv1000, dv8000 and zd8000 models; with Compaq Presario v2000 and v2400 machines and with HP Compaq nc6110, nc6120, nc6140, nc6220, nc6230,nx4800, nx4820, nx6110, nx6120 and nx9600 computers.

Toshiba is recalling some 3,000 laptops: Satellite models A70/A75, P30/P5, M30X/M35X and M50/M55, as well as Tecra A3, A5 and S2 business laptops.

Dell is recalling only one battery model, the OU091, which is to be found in the Latitude 110L and the Inspiron 1100, 1150, 5100, 5150 and 5160 models.

If you believe you have batteries on the recall list, Sony advises that you stop using the battery immediately and contact your PC vendor for a replacement.

Outside the U.S., 2,000 batteries were shipped to Japan, and the other 63,000 to other regions including Europe and Asia. Recall notices for these regions will be issued as soon as possible