Sony recalled the liquid-crystal display TVs after a September incident in which a customer noticed a small fire and smoke, said Yuki Shima, a Tokyo-based spokeswoman for the world�s No. 3 maker of televisions. Eleven incidents have been reported in Japan since 2008, according to a company statement, and no injuries have been reported.
A faulty component in the backlight systems may be the source of overheating that can melt the top of the TV set, Shima said. It�s the second recall involving Sony products in a month, with KDDI Corp., Japan�s second-largest mobile-phone operator, saying it would replace Sony-made batteries in as many as 2 million handsets because they may overheat and melt.
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