OPSS Serious Hobby sports equipment
Product Safety Report: Gicinu Electric Bicycle (2510-0226)
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
BrandGicinu
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Gicinu Electric Bicycle
- Brand
- Gicinu
- Name / model
- SK8
- Category
- Hobby sports equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Gicinu Electric Bicycle
- 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
- Gicinu
- Model
- SK8
- Smart Charger
- Okound, 48V12AH
- Plug
- Ubill, UBL8008
- Frame Serial No
- 254122502010431
- Product carton identifiers
- PL048370, 1/2, LO015466U001
- Other product ID
- Eleior Siodp Suoieuip E-Bike
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A folding electric bicycle with replaceable batteries. The product also includes a wall plug and power supply.
- 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. There is a lack of labelling, marking and warnings, and the product 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.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2510-0226
- 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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