Toshiba Computer recall 2010 is a Satellite laptop recall caused by potential burn hazards.  Approximately 41,000 Toshiba laptops have been recalled from the US and Canada.  The recall is voluntary, after 129 reports from the US and 14 from Canada of overheating of the units. The overheating can cause the area around the AC adapter to melt, which poses a fire and burn hazard.

Consumers can go to the Toshiba Web site, download a BIOS update and it will notify the consumer whether or not there is a burn hazard with their unit.  It will then display a message for the consumer to contact Toshiba for a free repair.

The units potentially affected are models Satellite T135, Satellite T135D, and Satellite ProT130 which retailed between $600 and $800 between August 2009 and August 2010.

It’s important to check your computer via the BIOS update here.  If you are indeed affected by the recall, contact Toshiba and do the repair – the burn risk and fire hazard just aren’t things to mess around with.