EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Fitness watch KIPRUN “GPS500/GPS550” — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00763/22
Summary
The battery could overheat and may cause burns and/or possible start of fire during charging and/or in use. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive.
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Product
Fitness watch — KIPRUN
- Brand
- KIPRUN
- Name / model
- GPS500/GPS550 · GPS500/GPS550
- Barcode
- 3608429747093; 36084297470793608429747109; 3608429747086
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Sport watch with GPS. The product is sold online.
- Recall information: https://www.decathlon.ro/static/rechemare-produse/Retragere_Kiprun_500.pdf
What is the risk?
- The battery could overheat and may cause burns and/or possible start of fire during charging and/or in use. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 02/03/2022
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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