EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Voltage meter BENNING® “MM 12” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/01966/26
Summary
Due to an error in the DC voltage automatic range selector, the multimeter display shows too low a voltage. The user may assume a low voltage and touch high-voltage parts, which could lead to an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive.
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Product
Voltage meter — BENNING®
- Brand
- BENNING®
- Name / model
- MM 12 · MM 12
- Batch number(s)
- 38601273-137238601373-147238601473-157238601673-177248600446-54548600996-109548601096-119558600206-505
- Barcode
- 4014651440883
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Root Mean Square digital multimeter with logging function and Bluetooth® interface.
- Recall information: https://www.benning.de/service-de/sicherheitshinweise.html
What is the risk?
- Due to an error in the DC voltage automatic range selector, the multimeter display shows too low a voltage. The user may assume a low voltage and touch high-voltage parts, which could lead to an electric shock. 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: 21/04/2026
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