OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Battery Charger 48V2A (2511-0165)
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 meet dimensional requirements and is incorrectly rated.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Battery Charger 48V2A
- Name / model
- 48V2A
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Battery Charger 48V2A
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire as the plug fuse does not meet dimensional requirements and is incorrectly rated.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Chargers
- Model
- 48V2A
- Product Carton Identifiers
- WW071721, 55.6V2A
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A battery charger with attached wall plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the plug fuse does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1362 and is incorrectly rated. A correctly rated fuse is required to ensure the safe operation of the plug under fault conditions, and its absence could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding. Improvements are also required to product labelling and marking.
- This 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: 2511-0165
- 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 – Chargers
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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