RIM today confirmed that it is recalling about 1,000 BlackBerry PlayBooks due to a software issue.
RIM determined that approximately one thousand BlackBerry PlayBook tablets (16 GB) were shipped with an OS build that may result in the devices being unable to properly load software upon initial set-up.
The majority of the affected devices are still in the distribution channel and haven’t reached customers. RIM is working to replace the affected devices.
In the small number of cases where a customer received a PlayBook that is unable to properly load software upon initial set-up, they can contact RIM for assistance.
RIM launched the PlayBook on April 19th. Estimates suggest it sold about 50,000 on the first day alone.