Recall of Nokia chargers no effect to UK

Nokia had announced a recall for 14 million China-made mobile phone chargers which could potentially result to electric shock.

One of the biggest in history, the recall program affects AC-3E, AC-3U and AC-4U charger models, which have been marketed worldwide. The phone chargers, made by China-based electronics company BYD, were discovered to have the potential to break open, revealing inside wires that could cause electric shock if touched while the device is plugged in.

Nokia said that it was unaware of injuries and that it discovered the defect during internal tests. Sources informed that the danger was first accounted in the Netherlands. However, the recall does not include cellular chargers made for the UK’s distinct power socket standard.

Recalls of chargers and batteries have sometimes been harmful to the share price of the business firm involved. In this recent recall of mobile chargers, Nokia had guaranteed the industry that the entire cost will be met by the electronics manufacturer BYD. In 2007, Nokia had made similar recall to 46 million batteries after the components made by Matsushita overheated.

Electronic product recalls had recently been part of the tech industry. In late October, Sony withdrew AC adaptors for some of its Vaio PCs over risks of electric shock. Several Aspire laptops were also pulled out in the same month over fears of overheating. Similarly, three of the largest laptop makers, namely HP, Dell and Toshiba, had recalled certain batteries because of overheating risks.

Even smartphones were recalled this year. In July, Apple pulled out its defective first-generation iPoD nano in the Korean market over concerns that it might overheat and set fire.