Toshiba recalls 41,000 laptops for overheating

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Thursday issued a recall of 41,000 Toshiba laptops after reports of some overheating and posing a burn hazard to consumers.

Toshiba posted its own recall of several models of its Satellite T130 laptops on its product support forums last week. In a content details posted by Toshiba on its Web site, the problem stems from a “faulty DC-In harness”, which can lead to the computer melting where the AC adapter plugs in.

Toshiba is releasing a BIOS revision and recommending that it should be patched up right away on affected models. The update is available on Toshiba’s Web site.

The affected models are:

Satellite T135D-S1326, T135D-SP2012L, T135-SP2909R, T135D-SP2012M, T135-SP2013L, T135-SP2013M, T135D-S1322, T135-S1330, T135D-S1328WH, T135D-S1328RD, T135D-S1328, T135D-S1327, T135D-S1325WH, T135D-S1325RD, T135D-S1325, T135D-S1324, T135D-S1320, T135-SP2911R, T135-S1312, T135-S1310WH, T135-S1310RD, T135-S1310, T135-S1309, T135-S1307, T135-S1305WH, T135-S1305RD, T135-S1305, T135-S1300WH, T135-S1300RD, T135-S1300, T135-SP2911C, T135-SP2911A, T135-SP2910R, T135-SP2910C, T135-SP2910A, T135-SP2909C, T135-SP2909A
Satellite Pro T130-W1302, T130-EZ1301

For additional information, contact Toshiba at (800) 457-7777 anytime or visit the firm’s website at http://laptops.toshiba.com/about/consumer-notices

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