EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Communication and media equipment
Laptop Lenovo “ThinkPad X1 Carbon” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0415/18
Summary
An unfastened screw could damage the battery. The battery could consequently overheat leading to a fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive.
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Product
Laptop — Lenovo
- Brand
- Lenovo
- Name / model
- ThinkPad X1 Carbon · Type 20HQ-Z36JCN S/N PF-0QQJQM
- Batch number(s)
- Date of manufacture: 17/05
- Category
- Communication and media equipment
- Laptop
- Recall information: https://support.lenovo.com/X1C_5GEN_RECALL
What is the risk?
- An unfastened screw could damage the battery. The battery could consequently overheat leading to a fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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