Sony Recalls Bravia TVs

Sony Corp. were recalled 1.6 million Bravia flat-panel Tv sets sold worldwide since 2007 must be faulty component may make them melt or catch hearth.

Sony recalled the liquid-crystal display TVs after having a September incident where a customer noticed a tiny fire and smoke, mentioned Yuki Shima, a Tokyo-based spokeswoman for your world’s No. 3 creator of televisions. Eleven incidents are already reported in Japan given that 2008, according to an organization statement, and no injuries are already reported.

A faulty component inside the backlight systems may bring on overheating that can melt the top of TV set, Shima mentioned. It’s the second recollect involving Sony products in the month, with KDDI Corp., Japan’s second-largest mobile-phone agent, saying it would change Sony-made batteries in up to 2 million handsets since they may overheat and burn.

“Sony-related recalls are following the other person and that may ruin their brand image,” mentioned Keita Wakabayashi, an expert at Mito Securities Corp.

There haven’t been virtually any reports of overheating situations outside Japan, the business said. The recalls will be announced in the particular U. S. and The European union.

This is the firm’s first recall of flat-screen television sets, though not the first from the Bravia line. In Apr 2010, Sony offered to fix the stands attached to two models as the screws weren’t strong enough as well as the stands could collapse.