Nokia must report battery error

The Japanese Ministry of Industry, Trade and Economy has asked Nokia to report an incident of 46 million battery packs made by Matsushita Electric recently, resulting in users being advised to bring their cell phone batteries to swap as soon as possible. The better.

The ministry's representative called for the Japanese chairman of Nokia, Tyler McGee from early in the morning to hear reports of overheating battery faults, however, the Japanese side said they needed "more detailed and detailed explanation." ".

Earlier last week, Nokia announced that nearly 46 million Lithium ion battery packs inside its mobile phones could melt, causing damage to the phone and could injure users.

The company also urged customers to bring batteries for free exchange at official dealers.

Nokia was forced to make that decision after receiving reports of about 100 such battery errors worldwide. The faulty battery packs are produced by Matsushita Electric and the main battery negotiator and receiver is the Nokia branch in Japan.

Deliberately delayed?

The intention of the Japanese Ministry of Industry, Trade and Economy is to check whether Nokia's troubleshooting is "problematic" or not. It took 16 days for Nokia Japan to report to the Japanese government about the incident, and the Japanese were not happy with the delay.

According to the sun protection laws in the country, producers and importers must report to the Ministry " any serious incidents related to their products within 10 days ", since Get the first information.

McGee dismissed the allegation that Nokia violated Japanese law, but according to the ministry, the first accident happened on July 28 in Osaka, when a battery was burned while charging and scorching the floor. home after falling.

The Japanese Ministry of Industry, Trade and Economy plans to call officials at Softbank Mobile, which distributes most phones produced by Nokia Japan, next week to hear the report.

Trong Cam