replacement batteries information: Sony recall 440,000 notebook computers

Friday, September 5, 2008

Sony recall 440,000 notebook computers

Sony's recall of notebook computers up to 44 million units, of which the Japanese market to recall 67,000 units
Another 373,000 Units in 48 countries outside Japan sales. China also recalled the number of 78,000 Units.
According to Netease's technology abroad site on September 4 reported that Sony's Vaio laptop computers in the health
Deficiencies in the production process may notebooks overheated fire, the company has started to recall some of the middle class
Commodities. The recall of notebook computers up to 44 million units, of which the Japanese market to recall 67,000 Units, and
373,000 Unitsese in 48 countries outside Japan sales. U.S. to recall 73,000 Units, Sony China will
78,000 Units notebook defects to provide free testing maintenance.

It is understood that the recall of the product's problem is that its computer and connect the notebook battery site, as the place
Purchase short-circuit and the existence of the risk of overheating, the user may cause burns. According to U.S. goods
Safety Committee revealed that in the latest such incident in the short-circuit computer, a user was mild blanch
Injury, but so far, the United States the department has received 15 complaints related to the incident. At present, to
Is the computer models VGN-TZ100, VGN-TZ200, VGN-TZ300 and VGN-TZ2000.
Sony has called on the customers and contact them to determine whether their notebook computers in
The recalled the list, and once found the problem, customers need to immediately stop using their products.

It is understood that in addition to the U.S. market, Sony has so far received the world over 200 cases of the series notebook models
Computer complaints, decided to issue recall products.

Recall a similar incident in 2006, when Sony was forced to recall millions of notebook
Computer batteries, the reasons for such batteries are easily aroused notebook caught fire, and other issues. In August last year, including
Sony, Dell, HP, many companies have a problem because the battery recall. Also in this
In April, Acer because of its use of the products produced by the Sony batteries, also of 27,000 Units
Notebook computers were recalled.

May this year, the U.S. Commodity Security Committee also has another product recall ruling by the same
The fire at the security risks, the Commission asked Dell's recall of millions of notebook power fitness
Included. (Bridgetech)

The notes were models include:

VGN-TZ121,

VGN-TZ13 / B, VGN-TZ13 / N, VGN-TZ13 / W, VGN-TZ131N, VGN-TZ132N,

VGN-TZ16N / B,

VGN-TZ17N / X,

VGN-TZ18N / R, VGN-TZ18N / X,

VGN-TZ27N / R, VGN-TZ27N / X,

VGN-TZ28N / R, VGN-TZ28N / X,

VGN-TZ33 / B, VGN-TZ33 / N, VGN-TZ33 / W,

VGN-TZ37N / P, VGN-TZ37N / R, VGN-TZ37N / G, VGN-TZ37N / X, VGN -
TZ38N / X, VGN-TZ3