Sony Recalls 1.6 Million Bravia TV Sets
Sony recalls 1.6 million Bravia flat-panel TVs because a faulty component may cause them to melt or catch fire.
A spokeswoman for Sony says a faulty component in the backlight systems may be the source of overheating that can melt the top of the TV set.
The sets at risk are all 40-inch LCD’s manufactured in 2007 and 2008. The products may have been on sale until later.
The specific model numbers are: KDL-40D3400, KDL-40D3500, KDL-40D3550, KDL-40D3660, KDL-40V3000, KDL-40W3000, KDL-40X3000, KDL-40Z3000.
You can find out the model number by checking the back of the casing, or through the set-up menu on your screen.
This comes after an incident in September where a customer noticed a small fire and smoke. Eleven incidents have been reported in Japan since 2008 according to Sony. No injuries have been reported. There have not been any reports of overheating outside Japan, but U.S. And Europe are also announcing the recall.
Sony says that if you have one of the recalled TV’s, you can contact a service center to arrange a free inspection.
This is the second recall for Sony products in the past month. The first was for Sony-made batteries in as many as 2 million KDDI Corp. handsets because they may overheat and melt.
