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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