Xbox360TM Wireless Racing Wheel
Xbox360
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Belgium
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
This product poses a serious risk of fire because a component in the Wheel chassis may overheat and release smoke when the AC-DC power supply is used to energize the Wheel. Microsoft has received a small number of reports from consumers and retailers worldwide of failure.
Measures taken
- Voluntary corrective actions taken and withdrawal from the market by the manufacturer. Press release has been issued. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- The affected Xbox360 Wireless Racing Wheels (the "Wheels") are sold as aftermarket products as an accessory device for use with Microsoft's Xbox360TM games console. The Wheels were manufactured during 2006 and 2007. Wheels purchased before November 2006 are not affected.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0934/07 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2007-37
- Published
- 20 September 2007
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-12636
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