OPSS Serious New Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Leafless Hair Dryer (2610-0107)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire because the connections to the on/off switch are inadequate, and include wires soldered directly to the PCB with no secondary means of restraint.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Leafless Hair Dryer
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Leafless Hair Dryer
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire because the connections to the on/off switch are inadequate, and include wires soldered directly to the PCB with no secondary means of restraint.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Hair Dryer
- Plug
- DONGGUAN UBILL
- Manufacturer (cable)
- Dongguan Ubill Electrical Co.,Ltd
- Counterfeit
- Yes
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Grey and pink hair dryer.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire because the connections to the on/off switch are inadequate, and include wires soldered directly to the PCB with no secondary means of restraint. The plug face does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and cannot make a secure connection to the socket. The plug fuse is also counterfeit and does not contain a ballast. In the even of an electrical fault, the product may overheat and could catch fire. Improvements are also required to the product’s markings, warnings and instructions.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2610-0107
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Hair Dryer
- Plug
- DONGGUAN UBILL
- Manufacturer (cable)
- Dongguan Ubill Electrical Co.,Ltd
- Counterfeit
- Yes
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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