Kyocera Wireless has announced a recall for the batteries in Kyocera 7135 smartphone in cooperation with The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The batteries are being recalled because they can short-circuit and erupt with force or emit excessive heat, posing a burn hazard to users. Kyocera has received four reports of battery failures, including one minor burn injury. About 140,000 batteries are being recalled.

The recalled batteries have the red and white Kyocera name printed on the front and a product code ending with -05 printed on the underside. The 7135 smartphone with the -05 battery were sold from September through December of 2003.

Users with the recalled batteries should immediately stop using the battery in the cell phone. Kyocera will contact users to arrange for delivery of a free replacement battery. If users are not contacted by Kyocera by February 6, 2004 they should contact them to receive the replacement battery. Kyocera can be contacted through their website.