
Plug adapter
Inline · Netzadapter
Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
Requirements breached
It is possible for only one pin of an American plug to be inserted into the plug adapter. If the plug adapter is then connected to the electrical power mains socket, and the user touches the exposed live pin, the user may be electrocuted. The product does not comply with the relevant national standard.
Measures taken
- Warning consumers of the risks Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 21 July 2014
- Destruction of the product Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 21 July 2014
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 21 July 2014
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 21 July 2014
Product
- Description
- Plug adapter: USA female plug, 2-pin, to Euro (Schuko) male.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1240/14 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2014-032
- Published
- 7 August 2014
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1028/14 from week 26 of 2014 has been removed from the RAPEX website because the product is covered by a previous notification (A12/0732/13 - Week 24 of 2013).
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