Canon copier recalled in battery scare
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Canon copier recalled in battery scare
Tendency to do a Dell laptop
By Nick Farrell: Wednesday 13 September 2006, 06:43
JAPAN'S Canon has decided to recall more than 140,000 personal copiers because they could produce smoke or catch fire.
The outfit said that it would inspect and replace three compact personal copier models made in Japan between 1987 and 1997 due to a faulty connection involving the power cord.
It believes that only 270,000 units are still in use. One caught fire in Japan earlier this year, but there were three cases overseas in 1998. Nice to know they were on the ball.
Canon says to recall copiers that can catch fire
Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:53am ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Canon Inc. (7751.T: Quote, NEWS, Research) said on Tuesday it would recall more than 140,000 personal copiers because they could produce smoke or catch fire, costing the office equipment maker about 200 million yen ($1.7 million).
The company said in a statement it would inspect and replace three compact personal copier models made in Japan between 1987 and 1997 due to a faulty connection involving the power cord. A total of 141,218 units are subject to the recall.
Canon says that about 1.87 million units of the copiers have been shipped worldwide, but estimates that at most 270,000 units are still in use.
The latest reported incident was earlier this year in Japan but there were 3 incidents overseas in 1998, Canon said.
"We will making some kind of response in overseas markets as well," Canon spokesman Richard Berger said.
Canon's announcement comes within weeks of recalls by computer makers Dell Inc. (DELL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) involving millions of notebook PC batteries made by Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, NEWS, Research) that can overheat and catch fire.
Before the announcement, shares in Canon closed down 0.7 percent at 5,720 yen. The Nikkei average <.N225> was down 0.48 percent -
It's almost a decade to two decades ago, now then got problems is probably due to age...
What's this trend of recalling products due to battery scare?
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recall then do what with them...
like recycle them?
yah lor the copiers like 87 which is about 15-20 years ago...way past their warantee period liao.. -
Like that also want to recall, they are mad.
Recycle is the best lah.