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Ministry of Economy Recalls Sony Vaio laptop batteries

Published: 16 May 2016 - 03:59 pm | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 01:51 pm
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Doha: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has announced the recall of Sony Vaio Laptop Batteries VGP-BPS26 due to overheat in battery models SVE1413 Series - SVE1513 Series which was sold with a battery problem during buying, and for the following models, which may be provided with a battery with same problem during maintenance: VPCCB14/3/2/ Series, SVE14113/2/ Series, SVE14A13/2/ Series, SVE15123/ Series, VPCEH12/ Series, SVE17123/ series, VPCEJ12/ Series.
The ministry said the recall comes within the framework of ongoing coordination and follow-up by the ministry to ascertain the extent of car dealerships' commitment to follow up defects and repair them to protect consumers' rights. 
The ministry also stressed that it will coordinate with the dealership to follow up maintenance and repair operations and will communicate with customers to ensure implementation of the procedures to fix defects. 
The ministry urged consumers to report any abuses or irregularities by communicating with the Department of Consumer Protection and Commercial Fraud Combat. 

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