
Electric bicycle
Electric bicycle
MachineryFire
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland
What is the danger
It is not possible to determined based on available documentation that there are sufficient battery protective systems in place to prevent thermal runaway from occurring. If the product is charged and left unattended overnight, a fault may occur potentially leading to the battery exploding and a fire starting.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive.
Measures taken
- Import rejected at border Compulsory measuresTaken by: Importer
Product
- Description
- A black electric bicycle supplied with a lithium-ion battery and wall plug.
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/03992/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-46
- Published
- 11 November 2025
- Modified
- 24 November 2025
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/04037/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/03971/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/04008/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been withdrawn.
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