Two NEC Desktop Computer Fires Reported
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Japanese manufacturer NEC disclosed Monday that at least two of its desktop computers in Japan have caught fire after the power supply units inside of the computers malfunctioned. Thus, as a safety precaution, about 14,600 units carrying the Valuestar brand would be recalled, and the power supply replaced free of charge.
The computers were produced between November 2003 and June 2004. NEC said that a third party manufactured the component, however it declined to name the manufacturer. The total cost of the recall would be released in a future statement from the company, it added.