Car cabin heater
Engströms (BILTEMA)
Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock
- Country of origin
- Sweden
- Notifying country
- Finland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of electric shock because there is not sufficient electrical insulation in the product. 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. This product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive.
Measures taken
- 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
- 0360/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-11
- Published
- 20 March 2008
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum: Notification 0367/08 of week 11 has been removed (product already notified by Greece under validated RAPEX notification n°0325/08). Notification 0325/08 of week 10 has been amended.
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-13416
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