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15.5 million Toshiba laptop adapters recalled for fire and burn hazards

(WHTM) — Approximately 15.5 million Toshiba laptop AC adapters are being recalled by Dynabook Americas due to fire and burn hazards, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The recalled AC adapters were sold both individually and with Toshiba brand personal laptop computers. They can be identified by their date codes, which range from April 2008 through December 2012. That could appear in two different date formats: year then month (April 2008 is 0804), or a year week, date format (week 15 of 2008 is 0815).

The adapters are black with model and serial numbers and date codes printed on the rating label.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

(Story by Lara Bonatesta, WHTM, found at ozarksfirst.com)

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