OPSS Serious Hobby sports equipment
Product Safety Report: Fafrees E-Bike sold via Amazon (2609-0133)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the charger’s plug features a fuse link that is incorrectly rated. A compliant, correctly rated fuse is required to ensure the safe operation of the product under fault conditions.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandFafrees
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Fafrees E-Bike
- Brand
- Fafrees
- Name / model
- FF20 CUV
- Category
- Hobby sports equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Fafrees E-Bike
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire as the charger’s plug features a fuse link that is incorrectly rated. A compliant, correctly rated fuse is required to ensure the safe operation of the product under fault conditions.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Hobby/sports equipment - Cycles (Powered)
- Brand
- Fafrees
- Model
- FF20 CUV
- Charger model
- BC010546030
- Battery model
- XZ-480DXL-13-18
- Amazon ASIN
- B0H36CV39S
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Black e-bike with a battery and charger.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the charger’s plug features a fuse link that is incorrectly rated. A compliant, correctly rated fuse is required to ensure the safe operation of the product under fault conditions. Without a fuse, the product may overheat and catch fire. Additionally, there is no evidence that the product has been assessed using relevant UK conformity assessment procedures as a valid Declaration of Conformity was not supplied. In the absence of evidence to demonstrate the conformity of the product, it may be possible for it to overheat and catch fire.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.
- OPSS has published statutory guidelines on lithium-ion battery safety for e-bikes, which are available at the following link: Statutory guidelines on lithium-ion battery safety for e-bikes - GOV.UK
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD notification numbers: 2609-0133
- Notifying Authority: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- 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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