EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Kick scooter Sportline “City custom scooter” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0307/18
Summary
The folding structure of the steering column is not sufficiently resistant to load and can break. A user riding the scooter might lose balance and fall, leading to injuries.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14619.
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Product
Kick scooter — Sportline
- Brand
- Sportline
- Name / model
- City custom scooter · Item: 20223; No. 7020
- Batch number(s)
- 8711866202232
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Orange and black coloured foldable metal scooter with adjustable steering column. Load capacity: 100 kg. Packaging: cardboard box
What is the risk?
- The folding structure of the steering column is not sufficiently resistant to load and can break. A user riding the scooter might lose balance and fall, leading to injuries.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: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 08/09/2017
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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