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Toshiba recalls 10,000 Sony batteries

Three fires in 10 months enough for action

Matt Chapman, vnunet.com 20 Jul 2007
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Toshiba has recalled 10,000 Sony laptop batteries after warnings that they pose a potential fire risk. 

The recall follows three separate fires involving Toshiba laptop PCs in the past 10 months, two in Japan and one in Australia.

The laptops contained Sony batteries created on 3 December 2005. Toshiba is recalling all 10,000 units made at that time, despite the understanding that only 5,100 units are actually at risk.

Toshiba said that no one was hurt in the incidents, which occurred between September 2006 and June 2007.

Last year Sony recalled 9.6 million batteries after fears that they could catch fire, costing the company a quarter of its yearly profits

A spokesman for Sony said that the financial implications of such a limited recall would be far less this time.

See also:

400VTX and 450ROG notebooks sold in the US from May to August 2003  21 Jun 2007
Almost a year on the issue is still burning  19 Jun 2007
Delft researchers predict 'nanobattery' performance  02 Apr 2007
Units shipped between November 2005 and February 2007 at risk  02 Mar 2007
New chips may not be enough to stem losses, analysts say  31 Jan 2007

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