Sony Laptop Recall | Sony Recalls 500K VAIO Laptops Due to Overheating
Sony announced another laptop recall. Not again! Sony announced 2 days ago that they are issuing recall orders for some of their trendy VAIO laptops. This third Sony recall will affect more than half-a-million laptops and notebooks worldwide. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) tasked Sony to immediately issue the said recall order after the safety agency received reports of recent-model VAIO laptops getting overheated. This situation offers burn threat to users because some VAIO notebooks bought between January 2010 and April 2010 has suffered burned-out or melted casing and computer parts. The recall order covers all VAIO laptops with the VPCF11 and VPCCW2 model numbers.
Some 2010 Vaio Models are Being Recalled by Sony Due to Overheating Danger
Sony Laptop Batteries Cause Overheating of Laptops
A few days ago, Sony recalled their laptop batteries from resellers and stores in the US. More than 100,000 2.15Ah Lithium-ion cells have been recalled from store shelves because recent studies proved that these batteries cause laptop overheating. Last year, Acer was in Sony’ position now where more than 27,000 batteries have been recalled because they can short-circuit and can burst into flames. This time, Sony is taking the heat because of this battery recall.