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
