| Toshiba recalls Sony batteries
TOKYO (AP - July 19, 2007) - Toshiba has begun recalling about 10,000 Sony-made batteries for laptop computers. A spokesman says there have been three cases in which the batteries caught fire between September and June. There were no injuries from the three fires in Japan and Australia. The battery models to be recalled are different from those involved in a massive recall of Sony lithium-ion battery packs last year. Sony announced that recall after it was found that they could overheat and catch fire. About 5,000 of the suspect batteries were sold in Japan, the US, Europe, Australia and China. Models affected include Dynabook, Dynabook Satellite, Satellite and Tecra. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
More exploding Sony batteries recalled
THERE ARE more woes for the maker of exploding batteries, Sony, after one of its customers, Toshiba, recalled 10,000 laptop battery packs. Toshiba said the batteries are a fire risk after three of its laptops made on December 3, 2005 caught fire in the last 10 months. According to Reuters, only 5,100 units of the 10,000 packs are potentially defective, but Toshiba has decided it is better to be safe than Sony, er sorry. It wants to make sure all the battery packs containing targeted battery cells are exchanged. Last year Sony recalled 9.6 million PC batteries as they could catch fire from overheating and it cost the outfit $418 million. A Sony spokesman said the recall should not make too much of a financial dent because after you have recalled 9.6 million, 10,000 is just a drop in the bucket.
Toshiba recalls about 10,000 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 today. 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. The battery models to be recalled are different from those involved in a massive recall of Sony Corp. lithium-ion battery packs last year. Sony announced that recall after it was found that they could overheat and catch fire. In the latest case, company investigations found batteries manufactured on December 3, 2005, were a cause of the problems, and there were about 5,100 of them sold in Japan, the U.S., Europe, Australia, China, the spokesman said.
Yet another Toshiba battery recall
Toshiba has been forced to issue yet another battery recall due to safety fears, its fourth in barely a year. The recall, issued through the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalls some of Toshiba's Satellite A100, Satellite A105 and Tecra A7 ranges that are powered by batteries manufactured by Sony. Some 1,400 laptops are thought to be affected. "Over a relatively short period, certain incidents occurred where certain battery packs installed in Toshiba portable computers caught fire," said the company in a statement. "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." It's been a bad year for Toshiba and other laptop manufacturers that use batteries manufactured by Sony.
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." .
Toshiba recalls 10,000 Sony batteries
TOKYO – 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. The battery models to be recalled are different from those involved in a massive recall of Sony Corp. lithium-ion battery packs last year. Sony announced that recall after it was found they could overheat and catch fire. In the latest case, company investigations found batteries manufactured on December 3, 2005, were a cause of the problems, and there were about 5,100 of them sold in Japan, the U.S., Europe, Australia, China, the spokesman said.
Toshiba recalls more Sony PC batteries
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp. said on Thursday it has recalled more Sony Corp. laptop computer batteries due to fire risk, rekindling concerns over the safety of Sony-made batteries. Toshiba is replacing a total 10,000 battery packs after three of its laptop PCs using battery cells made on December 3, 2005 caught fire in the last 10 months. No one was hurt in the incidents. Only 5,100 units of the 10,000 packs are potentially defective, but Toshiba is recalling double the amount to make sure all the battery packs containing targeted battery cells are exchanged. Sony last year recalled 9.6 million PC batteries as they could catch fire from overheating in rare occasions, costing Sony 51 billion yen ($418 million). The recall of the 10,000 Sony-made batteries comes on top of the 9.6 million units targeted in the previous exchange program.
Toshiba recalls about 10,000 Sony-made batteries overseas
TOKYO -- 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. The battery models to be recalled are different from those involved in a massive recall of Sony Corp. lithium-ion battery packs last year. Sony announced that recall after it was found that they could overheat and catch fire. In the latest case, company investigations found batteries manufactured on December 3, 2005, were a cause of the problems, and there were about 5,100 of them sold in Japan, the U.S., Europe, Australia, China, the spokesman said.
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