OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Leader Pro Soldering Iron sold via Amazon (2501-0204)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2501-0204
Reason for the recall
- This product presents a serious risk of electric shock because the product did not require tools to access the live parts, leaving them easily accessible.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandLeader Pro
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Leader Pro Soldering Iron
- Brand
- Leader Pro
- Name / model
- FSK-1020
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Leader Pro Soldering Iron
- Hazard: This product presents a serious risk of electric shock because the product did not require tools to access the live parts, leaving them easily accessible.
- Corrective action: The product has been destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Soldering iron
- Brand
- Leader Pro
- Model
- FSK-1020
- Amazon Barcode
- X001PUWNSJ
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Black soldering iron with adjustable heat settings.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- This product presents a serious risk of electric shock because the product did not require tools to access the live parts, leaving them easily accessible.
- If the user plugs the product in, it may develop a fault due to being inadequately fused. Due to the easy access of the live parts, the fault with the product may then lead to a fire, or the user receiving an electric shock.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The product has been destroyed.
- This listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2501-0204
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The product has been destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Soldering iron
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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