WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
NAME OF PRODUCT: SONY VAIO COMPUTER AC ADAPTERS
UNITS: ABOUT 69,000
MANUFACTURER: SONY ELECTRONICS INC. OF SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
HAZARD: INSULATION INSIDE THE AC ADAPTER CAN FAIL OVER TIME, POSING AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD TO CONSUMERS.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: SONY HAS RECEIVED FOUR REPORTS OF ADAPTERS SHORT CIRCUITING. NO INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN THE UNITED STATES. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
DESCRIPTION: THE RECALLED AC ADAPTER MODEL IS THE SONY VGP-AC19V17, WHICH WAS SUPPLIED FOR USE WITH THE FOLLOWING SONY PRODUCTS:
PRODUCT TYPES USING THE AC ADAPTERS | PRODUCT MODELS USING THE AC ADAPTERS |
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ALL-IN-ONE VAIO DESKTOP COMPUTERS | VGC-LT SERIES AND VGC-JS2 SERIES |
VAIO DOCKING STATIONS | VGP-PRBX1 AND VGP-PRFE1 |
SOLD AT: THE SONYSTYLE STORES AND WEB SITE, AUTHORIZED ELECTRONICS RETAILERS AND AUTHORIZED BUSINESS- TO- BUSINESS DEALERS NATIONWIDE FROM SEPTEMBER 2005 THROUGH OCTOBER 2009 FOR BETWEEN $900 AND $3300 FOR DESKTOP COMPUTERS AND $250 AND $300 FOR DOCKING STATIONS.
MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD TURN OFF THEIR COMPUTER, UNPLUG IT AND STOP USING THE RECALLED AC ADAPTERS IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACT SONY TO ARRANGE FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE AFFECTED AC ADAPTER.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT SONY TOLL-FREE AT (877) 361-4481 ANYTIME, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT ESUPPORT.SONY.COM/AC19ADAPTER
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