In a message, Sony alleged that it has issued a recall of as numerous as 69,000 Vaio AC adapters, sold with its Vaio notebook goods, after having received four unusual reports of the adapters short-circuiting, because of insulation malfunction.

The recollect of the adapters arrive in co-operation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, even while there have been no damage detailed so far, as well as no occurrence has been reported in the US.

The AC adapters, numbered Sony VGP-AC19V17, were sold with different series of Vaio notebooks sold gone September 2007, with VGC-LT, VGC-JS240, VGC-JS250, VGC-JS270, as well as VGC-JS290 series. Additionally, the adapters also become visible in VGP-PRBX1 as well as VGP-PRFE1 notebook docking stations, which were being sold on September 2005 onwards.

As Sony will be offering a free of charge replacement for the AC adapters, the customers who have the exaggerated computers have been asked by the corporation to switch off their systems, unplug them, as well as stop the use of the recalled adapters with instant effect.

In order to surrender of an appeal for the replacement of the adapters, the customer of affected Sony Vaio devices can visit Sony's support site, esupport. Sony. Com/ac19adapter, if not call the toll-free helpline number of the company - 877-361-4481 - at any moment.