OPSS Serious Hobby sports equipment
Product Safety Report: Urban Mx Scooter (2204-0115)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2204-0115
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of entrapment due to noncompliant dimensions surrounding movable parts.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandUrban Mx
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcode5056269787249
Product
Urban Mx Scooter
- Brand
- Urban Mx
- Barcode
- 5056269787249
- Category
- Hobby sports equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Urban Mx Scooter
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of entrapment due to noncompliant dimensions surrounding movable parts.
- Corrective action: The product has been destroyed at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Hobby / sports equipment - scooter
- Brand
- Urban Mx
- Barcode
- 5056269787249
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- Urban Mx branded black/white/pink and black/white/orange scooter with folding mechanism, kickstand and adjustable height and 200mm puncture proof wheels, supplied in pink and orange cardboard packaging.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of entrapment as the distance between accessible movable parts are not either smaller than 5mm or wider than 18mm in any position, as required by the standard. During the folding process, the user’s fingers may become trapped and be injured.
- The handlebar plugs also detached at a force less than the minimum permissible, exposing parts which present a puncture hazard. The handlebar adjuster and steering column moving elements also have accessible openings which present a shearing hazard.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.
- Corrective action
- The product has been destroyed at the border.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2204-0115
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The product has been destroyed at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Hobby / sports equipment - scooter
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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