Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corp., a unit of Toshiba Corp., said 10 July 2007 it is recalling around 4,707,000 fluorescent tubes for free replacement due to a defect that could cause their glass cov…
Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corp., a unit of Toshiba Corp., said 10 July 2007 it is recalling around 4,707,000 fluorescent tubes for free replacement due to a defect that could cause their glass covers to fall off ceilings, it was reported. When the tubes are about to expire, circuits could catch fire and increase pressure inside the tubes, causing covers to fall off, Toshiba Lighting said. Four incidents have been reported since February 2005, Kyodo said. The tubes were sold through Toshiba Lighting as well as Hitachi Lighting Ltd., Sanyo Electric Sales Co. and NEC Lighting Ltd.