Returning the Battery

Returning the Battery (U.S. Retailers)

Return hybrid battery parts via dedicated delivery to SSPO following the existing Core Return Process. Place the batteries in cages along with the other return freight. While there is no core value for these batteries, returning them via the Core Return Process will ensure that the batteries will be recycled or disposed of properly.

Package the part to be returned in the same container that was used to deliver the replacement part. This container has specific labeling for a Class 8 hazardous materials that are exempt from a hazardous material classification for the purposes of transportation.

Returning the Battery (Canadian Retailers)

Each hybrid battery cassette must be placed in two (double) polyethylene 6 mil bags that were provided with the new replacement batteries. This double bagging procedure must be performed as soon as the hybrid batteries are removed from the vehicle. If the bags were not included with the batteries, contact your Saturn Saab Service Parts Assistance Centre (SPAC) before commencing with the removal of the hybrid battery. After bagging the individual battery cassettes separately, place the three bagged cassettes in the original cardboard shipping container (three cassettes per container), seal with packing tape and mark the repair date, repair order number, and your Retailer Code on the top of each container with a permanent marker.

Store/stack the shipping containers on a wood pallet located in a cool dry area inside the retailer shop facility (do not store outside). Arrange the shipping containers on the pallet with six (6) containers in each layer and maximum five (5) layers high. Ensure the pallet is secure from physical damage.

Note
Do not store any other batteries on the same skid as the Hybrid Batteries.

Once the skid is full (30 containers maximum) or every 6 months, whichever occurs first, contact Newalta Industrial Services at 1-888-772-2543 to arrange for pick-up. Please reference GM Recall 07318 during your conversation with the Newalta representative and provide him/her with a contact name and phone number for the retailer, and the number of containers to be collected. Newalta will prepare the necessary documentation and arrange to collect the batteries from the retailer and transport same to the arranged recycling facility at no cost to the retailer.

Following this procedure will ensure that the batteries are transported and recycled properly in accordance with Canadian law.