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Light Bulb CARPOINT “CARPOINT halogen super white H4” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00005/21
Summary
As the approval certificate is counterfeit, the conformity of the product could not be approved by the competent authority. As a consequence, the light emitted might be too strong and dazzle the eyes of other drivers or too weak and the driver may not see the road well, increasing the risk of an accident. There is a valid UNECE-R37 type approval from the Luxembourgish authority for a H4 light bulb from another…
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Product
Light Bulb — CARPOINT
- Brand
- CARPOINT
- Name / model
- CARPOINT halogen super white H4 · E13 271
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Pack of 2 replacement H4 halogen light bulbs with marking MICHIBA H4 12V60/55W E13 271 1810. The product is sold online, in particular via Amazon.
- Production dates: 2016-2019
What is the risk?
- As the approval certificate is counterfeit, the conformity of the product could not be approved by the competent authority. As a consequence, the light emitted might be too strong and dazzle the eyes of other drivers or too weak and the driver may not see the road well, increasing the risk of an accident. There is a valid UNECE-R37 type approval from the Luxembourgish authority for a H4 light bulb from another manufacturer in China. The certificate provided by the importer (of the described product) was counterfeit and mentioned a manufacturer in Taiwan.
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: 19/11/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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