EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Recreational craft Quicksilver “QS 700 WE” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1305/13
Summary
null The product has a defect in the enclosure of the engine and there is no portable fire extinguisher capable of drenching the engine area. If a fire were to start in the engine area, it would spread to the rest of the craft as it would be difficult to extinguish.
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Product
Recreational craft — Quicksilver
- Brand
- Quicksilver
- Name / model
- QS 700 WE · BE-QSVWC011B111
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Small white recreational boat.
What is the risk?
- null The product has a defect in the enclosure of the engine and there is no portable fire extinguisher capable of drenching the engine area. If a fire were to start in the engine area, it would spread to the rest of the craft as it would be difficult to extinguish.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 07/08/2013
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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