Sony Issues Recall for 100,000 Laptop Batteries
Sony has issued recalls for around 100,000 laptop batteries worldwide after reports came in of several batteries getting heated with some of them even leading to ignition and property damage.
According to a report released by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, there have been nineteen complaints of batteries overheating with at least seventeen cases of flame or fire. Even though only two individuals have as yet been injured by overheated batteries to the point of flash incineration, the Commission ordered Sony to issue recalls in the interests of consumer safety.
The bulk of the recall is expected to affect Hewlett-Packard laptops sold between December 2004 and June 2006 with a variety of models falling into the ambit. Among other notebooks to fall under the recall order are a large number of Toshiba units of the Satellite and Tecra models as well as a small number of Dell notebooks of the Latitude and Inspiron models.
This is not the first time that Sony has been forced to issue a recall of its batteries. In August 2006, Dell had issued the then largest recall of laptops in computer history as instances of batteries overheating and catching fire began to surface from across the world. Even then Sony had turned out to be the manufacturer of the faulty batteries.
Massive Sony Laptop Recall!
We all use our laptops as safe devices and many of us (including me) leave them on for hours on end if not days. Sony has announced it will be recalling almost half a million laptops due to faulty wiring which can cause overheating and even burns! (One consumer has reported a burn). 73,000 of the recalls are from the US alone.
15 complaints of overheating have been reported, one them as i mentioned earlier was a burn. It has recalled VGN-TZ100, VGN-TZ200, VGN-TZ300, and VGN-TZ2000 series of laptops. The problem is suspected to be due to wiring and screws located near the hinge, almost all laptops have wires routed through the tight area, which can result in overheating and possibly a short circuit.
A facebook user had commented two days before the recall that her VAIO had scorched her arm. “I posted on my Facebook page about my beloved VAIO turning on me and burning the skin off my poor arm on Sept. 2,” the commenter wrote.
Regulatory bodies are going to have to make sure that they detect such things before even the product is introduced in the market. Let’s hope for the best and prepare for the worst when using laptops.
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