Pleasure boat
Quicksilver
- Country of origin
- Portugal
- Notifying country
- Spain
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The breaker installed on the windlass in not adequate. As it is installed in a fuel space, the non-ignition protected breaker could spark, causing fuel vapours to ignite, leading to a potential fire or an explosion. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Recreational Craft Directive.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 3 June 2016
Product
- Description
- Small pleasure boat with a breaker (ignition switch) that has a red rubber sleeve over a black plastic lever for the windlass.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1158/16 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2016-039
- Published
- 19 September 2016
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0041/16 in Report-2016-003 has been withdrawn following a revised risk assessment by the notifying authority.
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