Self-balancing scooter (hoverboard)
ORB WheeL · Electric powered self-balancing board
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Finland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The clearance/creepage distances between the primary and accessible secondary circuits of the battery charger are not sufficient and its protective device does not properly work.
Requirements breached
Accessible parts of the product could become live, and the circuit would not break, leading to an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335-1.
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 1 October 2019
Product
- Description
- Black self-balancing scooter delivered in a white cardboard box. The product was also sold online.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A11/0073/19 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2019-049
- Published
- 27 November 2019
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/391364
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