Once again, a flaw in the design of a product has prompted an IT company, Toshiba to be precise, to recall about 41,000 laptops from its Satellite T Series of mobile computers, on the grounds that the plug-in to the AC adapter can melt the plastic around it.

Over the years, PC makers sometimes found themselves in a position where they had to recall a significant number of sold products upon uncovering design issues.

Overheating and fire hazard are among the more common problems that can cause such moves, though electrocution and other potential injuries sometimes arose as possible reasons.

In this case, it has apparently been found that a number of Toshiba Satellite T Series mobile computers have faulty AC adapter plug-ins that can possibly spark flames.

To be more specific, several notebook models, namely Satellite T135, T135D and Satellite Pro T130, have issues that lead to the overheating of said plug-in and the melting of the plastic around it.

The products affected were manufactured in China and were sold between August 2009 and August 2010.

The press release states that, so far, there have been 129 actual reports of overheating AC plugs and that only two cases actually caused minor burn injuries.

In order to find out whether the plug-in really is affected by the problem, Toshiba advises that customer download the latest BIOS computer program.

The BIOS will “detect whether the notebook computer is overheating, and if so, disable the notebook computer's external power and display a message directing the consumer to contact Toshiba for a free repair.”

If he machine is found to be overheating, consumers will have to contact the nearest Toshiba representative and ask for a free repair.

Those that believe their product may be among those affected need only visit this page on the official website in order to acquire the latest BIOS.