Sony recalls 90,000 Vaio notebook batteries

Sony is recalling 90,000 batteries used in its Vaio notebook computers.

About 60,000 of the power packs will be replaced in Japan, and the rest in China, company spokesman Daichi Yamafuji said today. He declined to say how much the recall will cost.

Sony is replacing more than 8 million lithium-ion batteries worldwide for Dell, Apple Computer and six other companies on concern some cells overheat and become fire hazards.