OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Keenstone Battery Charger MH-8S sold via Amazon (2212-0215)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2212-0215
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock and fire due to insufficient conductors and cross-sectional area.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Keenstone Battery Charger
- Name / model
- MH-8S
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Keenstone Battery Charger
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock and fire due to insufficient conductors and cross-sectional area.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and the listing removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Battery Charger
- Model
- MH-8S
- Amazon ASIN
- B071NZ6ZCC
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Battery charger supplied with black power cord and 3-pin plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock and fire as the conductor and cross-sectional area of the product’s wiring is insufficient which could cause the overheating of the wires and a fire under fault conditions. The product’s fuse and plug were also noncompliant.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2212-0215
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and the listing 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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