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Self-balancing scooter (“Hoverboard”) — Photo: Safety Gate / notifying authority

A12/0031/197 January 2019

Self-balancing scooter (“Hoverboard”)

YUBIX · Hoverboard

Hobby/sports equipmentFire

Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: The Netherlands
Counterfeit: No

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What is the danger

The charging circuit of the product has no cut-off switch. The battery can consequently overcharge and overheat which may lead to a fire.

Requirements breached

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive and the relevant European Standards EN 62133 and EN 60335-1.

Measures taken

Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 24 October 2018

Product

Description: 2-wheel self-balancing scooter (hoverboard), including instructions and charger. Charger Input: 100-240V~ Output: DC 42V. Packaged in a rectangular cardboard box marked with ‘YubiX New Structure Self balance Scooter’ and a picture of the product.
Brand: YUBIX
Model / type: Type / Number of model Scooter: K5 Power charger: AOI-08420155DD1

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: A12/0031/19 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2019-002
Published: 7 January 2019

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/349333

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