Off-board battery charger
Segway · Off-Board Charger
Motor vehiclesElectric shock
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- UK
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
An anodized finish could prevent the enclosure of the charger from being fully earthed. If a specific wire within the charger were to become detached and touch the inner sides allowing electrical conduction, the user could receive an electric shock if they touched the charger. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 4 September 2015
Product
- Description
- Charger used to charge batteries that have been taken off a Segway PT vehicle.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1204/15 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2015-039
- Published
- 25 September 2015
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1143/15 published in report no. 37/2015 has been amended at the request of the notifying authority as the product is deemed to be counterfeit. Notification A12/0951/15 published in report no. 30/2015 has been modified at the request of the notifying authority.
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