On December 9, 2014 Lenovo announced a worldwide voluntary recall and replacement program in cooperation with government regulatory agencies. This recall is for affected AC power cords distributed worldwide with Lenovo IdeaPad computers. These computers were sold from February 2011 through June 2012.

According to the announcement, Lenovo customers affected by this program are eligible to receive a replacement AC power cord for the recalled power cord in their possession.

Lenovo recommends customers to unplug the line cord from the AC power outlet and the power adapter then to see if the power cords are black and have the “LS-15” molded mark on the AC adapter end. The manufacture date code in the format REV: 00 YYMM is on a label attached to the cord.

However, only the AC Power Line Cord is being recalled. The Adapter that connects to the computer is not being recalled. Do not discard the adapter. .

Lenovo will replace them free of charge, said the announcement. Customers can visit Lenovo's website http://support.lenovo.com/en/powercord2014 for the replacement.