OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Battery Charger (Round), FY1601m, 16 Bay Smart Battery Charger (2206-0181)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2206-0181
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a risk of burns as the flexible lead had not been correctly fitted with a standard plug. When tested, it was found that the lengths of the live and neutral pins were too short.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)X001HMW5C9
Barcodenot stated
Product
Battery Charger (Round), FY1601m, 16 Bay Smart Battery Charger
- Batch number(s)
- X001HMW5C9
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Battery Charger (Round), FY1601m, 16 Bay Smart Battery Charger
- Hazard: The product presents a risk of burns as the flexible lead had not been correctly fitted with a standard plug. When tested, it was found that the lengths of the live and neutral pins were too short.
- Corrective action: Import rejected at the border and the product has been destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical Appliances and Equipment – Battery charger
- Batch
- X001HMW5C9
- SKU
- FCBC16BayR-UK
- Other
- X000WRLT4F, 20220329TM60
- Product description
- Black 16 bay round battery charger with the brand Bonai printed in the middle. The product is supplied in brown cardboard packaging
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a risk of burns as the flexible lead had not been correctly fitted with a standard plug. When tested, it was found that the lengths of the live and neutral pins were too short. The fuse also did not comply with BS1362, and the sample had not been accompanied by adequate instructions and safety information in a language easily understood by consumers and other end-users.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016
- Corrective action
- Import rejected at the border and the product has been destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon)
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2206-0181
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- Import rejected at the border and the product has been destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical Appliances and Equipment – Battery charger
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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