Canon to Recall Copiers Due to Fire Hazard
Canon
announced it will recall more than 140,000 copiers due to a potential
smoke or fire hazard, Reuters reports on WashingtonPost.com.
The
company said it will replace three models of a personal compact copier
made in Japan between 1987 and 1997 that may have a bad power cord
connection, Reuters reports. More than 140,000 copiers could be
affected by the recall, which is expected to cost Canon about 200
million yen (US$1.7 million), according to Reuters.The Canon news comes
on the heels of similar announcements by Dell and Apple, which both
have recalled laptop computer batteries manufactured by Sony that posed
a fire risk.