Dell - On August 14, 2006, Dell and Sony recalled over 4.2 million notebook batteries after the discovery of flaws that could cause the Sony-manufactured batteries to overheat and catch fire. Subsequent announcements by almost every major laptop manufacturer in the world (including Apple, Lenovo, Toshiba, Hitachi and Fujitsu) led to a recall of nearly 9.6 million Sony-manufactured batteries and led Sony executives to apologize on October 24, 2006 for the inconvenience.