
Car cabin heater
CRX
Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock
- Notifying country
- Finland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of electric shock due to the fact that there is not sufficient electrical insulation. At the bending test when rotating the complete cable around a mandrel with diameter 32 mm at 35±2 °C temperature, it shows cracks both at the sheath and at the insulation such that the wires of the conductors are accessible. The cable shall withstand the bending test without showing any cracks. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60811.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Cabin car heater with plastic enclosure and rubber mains cord.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0191/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-6
- Published
- 14 February 2008
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-13249
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