These recent Laptop Battery Recalls are a pain, but if you look in the bright side. You will have a new battery for your Laptop.
Dell and Apple sure hate recalls but I am glad that they are taking steps to accept that there is a problem. Has long as you remove the Laptop battery and plug your Laptop to an AC adapter as per Dell and Apple things should be ok. But make sure to double check there website for accuracy.
Links
Dell Battery Return Program
Apple Battery Return Program