Sony to recall half-million laptops on heat risk

Sony announced Wednesday that it plans to recall around 535,000 Vaio laptops due to overheating problems.

The company said that a flaw in the temperature control can create an excessive buildup of heat that distorts the shape of the unit. Though Sony hasn't heard of any problems with the Vaio in Japan, it said it received 39 complaints of overheating and distortion from customers abroad.

The company also noted the possibility that the heat buildup could create skin burns but hasn't received any report of this, according to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required).

The recall would encompass some 259,000 laptops in the U.S., 103,000 in Europe, 120,000 in Asia, and 52,000 in Japan and include F and C series Vaios on the market since January of this year, said the Journal. Users who own Vaios covered by the recall can either have Sony pick up the laptop for repair or download a software update that would fix the temperature flaw.

Sony, which is eyeing a return to the black for its fiscal year ending March 2011, doesn't expect the recall to put a major dent into upcoming earnings.

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