OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Auopro Cube USB Power Strip with 5 Outlets and 4 USB Ports (2202-0434)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2202-0434
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the internal components were accessed by unscrewing security screws on the outside of the casing.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Auopro Cube USB Power Strip with 5 Outlets and 4 USB Ports
- Name / model
- TP-VE4U5K
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Auopro Cube USB Power Strip with 5 Outlets and 4 USB Ports
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire as the internal components were accessed by unscrewing security screws on the outside of the casing.
- Corrective action: We recommend users stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - USB power strip
- Model
- TP-VE4U5K
- ASIN
- B08VHR7DNS
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- A white vertical power socket with 5 outlets and 4 USB Ports which is packaged in a buff brown cardboard box.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the internal components were accessed by unscrewing security screws on the outside of the casting. The internal build quality was poor, as the connections to the mains socket outlets were only made using solder, which when used alone is not considered to be a reliable form of connection. Therefore, the earth connection and the two poles were not reliably connected and there are potential hazards of fire/explosion and electric shock.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- We recommend users stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2202-0434
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- We recommend users stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - USB power strip
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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