OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: 3Pin 3M Power Cable B6182 (2509-0004)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the plug fuse does not contain a ballast and does not conform to BS 1362.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcode8435606732666
Product
3Pin 3M Power Cable B6182
- Name / model
- B6182
- Barcode
- 8435606732666
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: 3Pin 3M Power Cable B6182
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire as the plug fuse does not contain a ballast and does not conform to BS 1362.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Plugs
- Model
- B6182
- Article number
- 2102012
- Production batch
- 2025/05/19
- Barcode
- 8435606732666
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A black ‘binocular’ power cord with attached 3-pin wall plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the plug fuse does not contain a ballast and does not conform to BS 1362. The ballast is required to ensure the safe operation of the fuse under fault conditions and its absence could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding. Both the plug and fuse are deemed to be counterfeit. Some of the required documentation and marking are not present.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 and the Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2509-0004
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Plugs
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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