About 41,000 <"https://www.yourlawyer.com/practice_areas/product_liability">Toshiba Satellite T135, Satellite T135D, and Satellite ProT130 Notebook Computers have been recalled worldwide, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC) just announced.
The Satellite T135, Satellite T135D, and Satellite ProT130 Notebook Computers were manufactured in China by Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., of Irvine, California. The CPSC is advising consumers to stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed and notes that it is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
The notebook computers can overheat at the notebook’s plug-in to the AC adapter, posing a burn hazard to consumers. To date, Toshiba has received 129 reports of the notebook computers overheating and deforming the plastic casing area around the AC adapter plug, including two reports of minor burn injuries that did not require medical attention and two reports of minor property damage.
This recall involves certain Toshiba Satellite T135, Satellite T135D, and Satellite Pro T130 notebook computer models. “Toshiba” is printed on the top of the notebook computer. The model name and number are printed on a label on the bottom of the notebook computers.
The recalled Toshiba Satellite T135, Satellite T135D, and Satellite Pro T130 Notebook Computers were sold for between $600 and $800 at electronics stores and other retailers nationwide and online, including at Toshibadirect.com and other websites, from August 2009 through August 2010.
The CPSC is advising consumers to immediately download the latest version of Toshiba’s BIOS computer program to their notebook computer at http://laptops.toshiba.com/about/consumer-notices.
This new computer program will detect whether the notebook computer is overheating, and if so, disable the notebook computer’s external power and display a message directing the consumer to contact Toshiba for a free repair. Consumers who do not have Internet access should contact Toshiba to arrange for installation of the updated BIOS. Toshiba can be reached, toll-free, at (800) 457-7777 anytime or at the firm’s website at http://laptops.toshiba.com/about/consumer-notices.
