EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Machinery
Electric motorcycle Talaria “Electric Motorcycles and Chargers” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/04438/25
Summary
The product is supplied with a plug that has no facility for a fuse. Moreover, it is supplied with a travel adaptor that is unsuitable for charging motorbikes. If the product were left plugged in overnight, the adaptor and plug could overheat, causing the adaptor, transformer and/or lithium-ion battery on the product to catch fire and explode. This product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery…
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Product
- Electric motorcycle with wall plugs and charger.
What is the risk?
- The product is supplied with a plug that has no facility for a fuse. Moreover, it is supplied with a travel adaptor that is unsuitable for charging motorbikes. If the product were left plugged in overnight, the adaptor and plug could overheat, causing the adaptor, transformer and/or lithium-ion battery on the product to catch fire and explode. This product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 14/05/2025
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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