Sony Corp. announced yesterday that it is recalling the VAIO TZ series laptops due to possible overheating. The recall is being done worldwide for the estimated 440,000 laptops that has a wiring flaw which can cause overheating. Of the estimated number, 67,000 of that were sold in Japan and the larger number of 373,000 was sold in 48 countries including the US.
The wiring flaw was in the hinge connecting the body of the laptop and the display. Improperly placed wires can wear and can be the source of short circuit and overheating. The rim could also overheat due to a flaw in a circuit board inside the display. So far, Sony has received 209 reports of overheating worldwide.
The recall involves 19 models in the VAIO TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008.
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