OPSS Serious New Hobby sports equipment
Product Safety Report: Eskute C100 Plus Electric Bicycle (2610-0010)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of injuries because it has an unfitted single action throttle, which allows the bike to operate as a motorbike up to a speed of 24.9km/h without pedalling.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandEskute
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Eskute C100 Plus Electric Bicycle
- Brand
- Eskute
- Category
- Hobby sports equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Eskute C100 Plus Electric Bicycle
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of injuries because it has an unfitted single action throttle, which allows the bike to operate as a motorbike up to a speed of 24.9km/h without pedalling.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Hobby/sports equipment - Cycles (Powered)
- Brand
- Eskute
- Bike model
- C100 Plus
- Charger model
- HLT-180-2401500
- Product carton identifiers
- ES-26P-GN
- Frame number
- HX2026037293
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Electric bike with wall plug and other accessories.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of injuries because it has an unfitted single action throttle, which allows the bike to operate as a motorbike up to a speed of 24.9km/h without pedalling. This could lead to the user travelling too fast and losing control, leading to injuries. The welds and joins on the product are also inadequate, and will quickly corrode and fail. The product was also supplied without an instruction manual.
- 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.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2610-0010
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- 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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