EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Kick scooter LIFEFIT “Bunny” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1724/15
Summary
null The steering tube may easily break and cause the child to fall and suffer injuries. In addition, during use on rough ground, the welding of the fork may break, causing the child to lose balance and fall. Finally, there are accessible gaps between moving parts which may cause injuries due to entrapment of fingers when folding or unfolding the scooter.The product does not comply with the relevant European…
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Product
Kick scooter — LIFEFIT
- Brand
- LIFEFIT
- Name / model
- Bunny · Bunny 120
- Batch number(s)
- 4891223088236
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Yellow and green, two-wheel kick scooter, supplied in a green cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null The steering tube may easily break and cause the child to fall and suffer injuries. In addition, during use on rough ground, the welding of the fork may break, causing the child to lose balance and fall. Finally, there are accessible gaps between moving parts which may cause injuries due to entrapment of fingers when folding or unfolding the scooter.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14619.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 22/07/2015
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 22/07/2015
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 13/07/2015
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 13/07/2015
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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