Sony Recalls 450,000 Laptops Due To Burn Hazard

On september 4th The Sony Corporation of japan announced that it is recalling nearly 450,000 of its Vaio-Tz series laptops worldwide in a recall that is mandatory in Japan and so far for the rest of the world is voluntary. The laptop models effected are the Vaio-Tz series 100, 200, 300, and 2000 that were manufactured between May of 2007 and July of 2008. The problem with the laptops is that they have a tendency to overheat and this may cause a burn hazard for the user. There have been 15 reports in the United States of vaio laptops overheating and 1 reported injury to a consumer who was described as suffering "light burns" to his person. Worldwide there have been some 200 such reports with 7 people being injured in a similiar way. The Sony corporation has offered to make repairs to the effected products for free. If you are the owner of one of these laptops Sony has advised that you stop using the unit immediately and contact their company in order that they can arrange for an inspection of your laptop and then repair it.