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Portable battery pack GREYP “Greyp 700WH battery pack” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00087/22
Summary
Due to manufacturing defects, there may be foreign conductive objects inside the battery; when charging, the battery cells may short-circuit and overheat. Furthermore, force needs to be applied on the battery modules which may lead to the mechanical cell damage. The product may catch fire. The product does not comply with requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with the European standard EN 62281.
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Product
Portable battery pack — GREYP
- Brand
- GREYP
- Name / model
- Greyp 700WH battery pack · 6G-01
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Lithium battery pack for Greyp e-bike G6, G5 and T5, covering e-bikes sold from February 2019 to January 2022.
- Recall information: https://press.greyp.com/important-greyp-battery-units-precautionary-measures
What is the risk?
- Due to manufacturing defects, there may be foreign conductive objects inside the battery; when charging, the battery cells may short-circuit and overheat. Furthermore, force needs to be applied on the battery modules which may lead to the mechanical cell damage. The product may catch fire. The product does not comply with requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with the European standard EN 62281.
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: 21/03/2022
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