| Toshiba Recalls 10,000 Notebook PC Batteries
On Wednesday, Toshiba announced that it is recalling another set of Sony laptop batteries as a result of reports that at least three spontaneously caught fire between September 2006 and June 2007. No injuries were reported, but the recall announcement perpetuates concerns raised about Sony's manufacturing processes, particularly in the wake of last year's recall of nearly 10 million potentially hazardous batteries. The new recall announced by Toshiba is fairly small and affects just two computer models, the Satellite A100/A105 and the Tecra A7. While Sony identified 5,100 batteries that are at risk of overheating in those models, Toshiba announced that it is recalling all 10,000 batteries manufactured by Sony that are in use in those laptops. Specific part numbers and instructions for the battery exchange are available on the Toshiba Web site.
Toshiba Recalls More Laptop Batteries
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on Friday that Toshiba is recalling 1,400 lithium-ion batteries sold in three notebook PC models -- the Satellite A100, Satellite A105, and Tecra A7. The new recall is actually part of a larger recall issued July 17, in which Toshiba recalled 5,100 Sony-manufactured batteries for 17 other models, including laptlps in the Satellite, Tecra, Portege, and Qosimo lines. Last month, Toshiba explained the batteries were being recalled because, "certain incidents" occurred where battery packs installed in Toshiba portable computers caught fire. Sony, the supplier of the batteries, concluded that certain battery cells manufactured in a specific lot could potentially lead to a safety issue. Announcement Delayed While Sony originally stated that the recall was limited to the battery packs announced on July 17, Toshiba added three models the next day.
Sony in new laptop battery recall debacle
Toshiba has recalled thousands more Sony battery packs in response to concern over fire risk. The recall is not connected to the industry-wide recall last year in response to other faulty Sony batteries. Toshiba has logged laptop battery overheating incidents in both 2006 and 2007 in connection with the latest faulty battery batch. Toshiba said, "Over a relatively short period, certain incidents occurred where certain battery packs installed in Toshiba portable computers caught fire. "Based on its investigation, Sony Corporation, supplier of the subject batteries, concluded that certain battery cells manufactured in a specific manufacturing lot could be affected by a certain issue that could potentially lead to a safety issue." .
Tuesday | 14 August, 2007
Toshiba has recalled more defective laptop batteries, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said last week, the latest move in a long-running problem with lithium-ion batteries made by Sony. According to a warning from the CPSC, batteries in some of Toshiba's Satellite A100, Satellite A105 and Tecra A7 notebooks built between January and April 2006 pose a fire hazard from overheating. Approximately 1,400 portable computers are affected by the recall, said the CPSC. The batteries due for call back are a subset of a recall issued by Toshiba less than four weeks ago that wasn't publicized by the CSPC. Then, the Japanese computer maker listed 17 different laptop lines as potentially equipped with defective batteries. An update to the Toshiba support document a day after the initial July 17 alert added the three systems called out by the CPSC last Thursday.
Toshiba Recalls Sony-Made Batteries
Japanese electronics company Toshiba Corp. began recalling about 10,000 Sony-made batteries for laptop computers in Japan and overseas, company officials said Thursday. Toshiba spokesman Keisuke Omori said there have been three cases in which the batteries caught fire between September and June. There were no injuries from the three fires; two in Japan and one in Australia, he said. .
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