OPSS Serious Hobby sports equipment
Product Safety Report: Bluvall Folding Electric Bike (2510-0219)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as there is no evidence it has sufficient battery protective systems in place.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandBluvall
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Bluvall Folding Electric Bike
- Brand
- Bluvall
- Category
- Hobby sports equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Bluvall Folding Electric Bike
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire as there is no evidence it has sufficient battery protective systems in place.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Hobby/Sports Equipment – Cycles (Powered)
- Brand
- Bluvall
- Battery Charger
- 48V3A
- Battery
- 072B-13S.
- Plug
- Ubill, UBL8008
- Additional Product Identifiers
- Z01 (potentially model number, only on manual)
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A folding electric bike with wall plug, charging supply, and detachable battery.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as there is no evidence that it has sufficient battery protective systems in place. There is no evidence to demonstrate that the product has been assessed using relevant UK conformity assessment procedures, as a valid Declaration of Conformity was not supplied. Improvements are also required for the product instructions, marking and labelling. Additionally, the product can reach speeds in excess of the maximum permissible, and it was supplied with a plug that does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 and the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2510-0219
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Hobby/Sports Equipment – Cycles (Powered)
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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