
Toy scooter
Unknown · Rollerboard Scooter
ToysInjuries
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Hungary
Requirements breached
The front wheel is too small and could easily get stuck in holes in the ground while a child is riding, causing the child to fall and suffer injuries. In addition, the diameter of the handlebar ends is too small. If a child falls on them, this may cause injuries. Finally, there are accessible gaps between moving parts, which may cause entrapment of fingers while folding the scooter. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 3 July 2015
Product
- Description
- Red, foldable toy scooter, two-wheels (diameter of the front wheel: 97 mm), made of metal with a friction brake on the rear wheel. The product is supplied in a cardboard box.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1304/15 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2015-043
- Published
- 20 October 2015
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1177/15 published on report 38 of 25/09/2015 has been updated according to new information received from the notifying country about the brand and country of origin.
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