Laptop Battery Recall Sparks New Sony Battery Worries

The question is: is this just the initial laptop battery recall, the tip of the iceberg, so to speak? So far 100,000 batteries have been recalled from various OEMs, with the first stage being announced by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPC).

According to the laptop battery recall,

There have been 19 reports of the batteries overheating, including 17 reports of flames/fire (10 resulting in minor property damage). Two consumers experienced minor burns.

Hewlett-Packard - About 32,000: HP Pavilion: dv1000, dv8000 and zd8000; Compaq Presario: v2000 and v2400; HP Compaq: nc6110, nc6120, nc6140, nc6220, nc6230,
nx4800, nx4820, nx6110, nx6120, nx9600. Recalled batteries will have a bar code
label starting with A0, L0, L1 or GC
Toshiba - About 3,000: Satellite: A70/A75, P30/P5, M30X/M35X, M50/M55; Tecra: A3, A5, S2 n/a
Dell - About 150; Latitude: 110L; Inspiron: 1100, 1150, 5100, 5150, 5160

This USCPC recall was for 35,000 batteries. However, according to Sony, an additional 2,000 faulty batteries were shipped in the Japanese market, and another 63,000 went to consumers in other regions, including Europe and Asia. Recall notices for those other regions are expected shortly.