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Computer makers are recalling 100,000 laptop battery packs made by
Sony Corp. after 40 reports of overheating, according to a U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The voluntary recall applies to certain Sony 2.15Ah lithium-ion cell
batteries made in Japan and sold around the world in laptops made by
Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inc. and Toshiba Corp.
Some incidents involved smoke or flames, according to Sony. Twenty-one
of the reports claimed minor property damage, and small burns were
reported in four cases.
Sony blamed two factors for the defects: adjustments on its
manufacturing line from October 2004 to June 2005, which may have
affected the quality of cells in certain production lots; and a
possible flaw in the metal foil for electrodes.
The company said no reports have been filed for batteries made after
2006, and noted that the recalled units are a small fraction of the
more than 260 million it has shipped over six years.
This also pales in comparison to the recall of nearly 10 million of a
different model of Sony batteries in 2006 and 2007, which affected
almost every major PC manufacturer, including Dell Inc. and Apple Inc.
In this batch of problematic laptops, the bulk of the 35,000 affected
computers in the U.S. were sold by HP between December 2004 and June
2006, according to the safety commission, including HP Pavilion, HP
Compaq and Compaq Presario models.
Some Dell Latitude and Inspiron models shipped between November 2004
and November 2005 are also covered by the recall, as well as some
Toshiba Satellite and Tecra laptops sold from April 2005 to October
2005.
An additional 65,000 of the flawed batteries were sold outside the
U.S. The PCs and separate batteries were sold directly by the computer
manufacturers, electronics stores and online retailers worldwide, not
by Sony.
Sony said its own Vaio laptops don't use the battery in question. Last
month, however, the company recalled 440,000 Vaio notebooks worldwide
because of a wiring flaw that can cause overheating.
The safety commission said PC users should remove laptop batteries
immediately and contact the manufacturer to request a replacement.
Details, including laptop model numbers and contact information for
Dell, HP and Toshiba, have been posted on the commission's Web site.
Shares of Sony rose $1.52, or 7.2 percent, to close at $22.65 Thursday
amid broader market gains.
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Computer makers are recalling 100,000 laptop battery packs made by
Sony Corp. after 40 reports of overheating, according to a U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The voluntary recall applies to certain Sony 2.15Ah lithium-ion cell
batteries made in Japan and sold around the world in laptops made by
Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inc. and Toshiba Corp.
Some incidents involved smoke or flames, according to Sony. Twenty-one
of the reports claimed minor property damage, and small burns were
reported in four cases.
Sony blamed two factors for the defects: adjustments on its
manufacturing line from October 2004 to June 2005, which may have
affected the quality of cells in certain production lots; and a
possible flaw in the metal foil for electrodes.
The company said no reports have been filed for batteries made after
2006, and noted that the recalled units are a small fraction of the
more than 260 million it has shipped over six years.
This also pales in comparison to the recall of nearly 10 million of a
different model of Sony batteries in 2006 and 2007, which affected
almost every major PC manufacturer, including Dell Inc. and Apple Inc.
In this batch of problematic laptops, the bulk of the 35,000 affected
computers in the U.S. were sold by HP between December 2004 and June
2006, according to the safety commission, including HP Pavilion, HP
Compaq and Compaq Presario models.
Some Dell Latitude and Inspiron models shipped between November 2004
and November 2005 are also covered by the recall, as well as some
Toshiba Satellite and Tecra laptops sold from April 2005 to October
2005.
An additional 65,000 of the flawed batteries were sold outside the
U.S. The PCs and separate batteries were sold directly by the computer
manufacturers, electronics stores and online retailers worldwide, not
by Sony.
Sony said its own Vaio laptops don't use the battery in question. Last
month, however, the company recalled 440,000 Vaio notebooks worldwide
because of a wiring flaw that can cause overheating.
The safety commission said PC users should remove laptop batteries
immediately and contact the manufacturer to request a replacement.
Details, including laptop model numbers and contact information for
Dell, HP and Toshiba, have been posted on the commission's Web site.
Shares of Sony rose $1.52, or 7.2 percent, to close at $22.65 Thursday
amid broader market gains.
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