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A12/1240/14

Plug adapter

Inline · Netzadapter

Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
Germany
Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

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

  1. Warning consumers of the risks Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 21 July 2014
  2. Destruction of the product Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 21 July 2014
  3. Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 21 July 2014
  4. 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
Inline
Model / type
Article No: 16705B, Serial No: YL-2121
Batch
4043718101153

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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