OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Wire Xtra Super Fast USB Adaptor (2502-0133)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- This product presents a risk of electric shock due to access to live parts.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandWire Xtra
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcode5011397041656
Product
Wire Xtra Super Fast USB Adaptor
- Brand
- Wire Xtra
- Name / model
- EC-1165
- Barcode
- 5011397041656
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Wire Xtra Super Fast USB Adaptor
- Hazard: This product presents a risk of electric shock due to access to live parts.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Power Adaptor
- Brand
- Wire Xtra
- Model
- EC-1165
- Barcode
- 5011397041656
- Amazon product identifiers
- X0026UH2T7, FBA15JTXGC5WU000004
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A white adaptor supplied without a USB cable, available in 3W, 5W and 20W.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as live internal parts are accessible without tools, and the plug face does not meet the required dimensional requirements. A user could access the live parts while the product is in use and receive an electric shock. Improvements are also required to the documentation and product markings.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2502-0133
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Power Adaptor
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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