Sony Recalls 440,000 Vaio Laptops Over Burn Concerns
Posted on: Thursday, 4 September 2008, 16:00 CDT
Japan's Sony Corp has launched a voluntary recall of 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide because of wiring faults that could cause overheating.
The recall is for the 19 Vaio models in the TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008 in which wires were put in the wrong position near the hinge.
"This poses a burn hazard to consumers," the agency added. "Sony has initiated a voluntary program to perform a free inspection and, if necessary, a repair to ensure these units meet our high quality standards."
The laptops may also have a flaw in the circuit board that controls the screen, also causing overheating.
Around 373,000 of the Vaio laptops were sold worldwide in some 48 countries, with 67,000 sold in Japan. Sony's recall affects 72,800 computers in the United States, a Sony spokesman said on Thursday.
Sony said that anyone who believed their machine was part of the recall should contact the firm to organize an inspection and rework of the wiring where needed.
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission said Sony received 15 reports of overheating, including one of a consumer who suffered a minor burn.
Recalls of Sony laptop computer batteries have been a recent problem for the company amid concerns they would overheat and catch fire. In 2006, Dell, Apple Inc, Lenovo Group Ltd, Toshiba Corp and some other PC makers recalled more than 8 million Sony batteries.
Sony has yet to comment of the potential cost of the recall.
Major laptop manufacturers in 2006, including Dell, Hitachi, Apple, Lenovo and Toshiba were among those who recalled a total of 9.6 million Sony batteries after evidence that, in certain circumstances, the batteries could overheat and catch fire.
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Source: redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports
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Posted by Mike on 09/04/2008, 19:16 Interesting! |
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