OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: AC Adaptor PD-65W sold via Amazon (2605-0030)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of fire because the plug face does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and cannot make a secure connection with the socket.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
AC Adaptor PD-65W
- Name / model
- PD-65W (adaptor)
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: AC Adaptor PD-65W
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of fire because the plug face does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and cannot make a secure connection with the socket.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed and the listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Adaptors (Electrical)
- Model
- PD-65W (adaptor)
- Other product identifier
- 8SSA10M13945L1CZ79F1C30
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Black AC adaptor with wall plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of fire because the plug face does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and cannot make a secure connection with the socket. The fuse link also does not confirm to the requirements of BS 1362 as the diameter of the end caps is below the minimum permitted tolerance. If there is a surge in the current or a fault with the product, the plug may catch fire. Improvements are also required to product labelling and marking.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs and Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2605-0030
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed and the listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Adaptors (Electrical)
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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