A12/1817/139 December 2013

Travel plug adaptor

Michelin · Unknown

Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock

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

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Requirements breached

The interlock mechanism of the adaptor can be defeated enabling two sets of pins to be simultaneously deployed and electrically connected. If the adaptor is plugged in to an electric socket the other set of pins would be live and readily accessible. The product does not comply with the relevant standard IEC 60884.

Measures taken

Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 1 October 2013

Product

Description: Blue universal travel plug adaptor with "Michelin" marking on side, for use in the UK, Europe, USA and Australia. Size 6 x 4.5 x 5.5 (cms), weight 85g. Product supplied in plain white box.
Brand: Michelin
Model / type: AC-002MT
Batch: Unknown

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1817/13 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2013-049
Published: 9 December 2013
Corrigendum: Corrigendum: notifications A11/0082/13 and A11/0083/13 from week 47 of 2013 have been removed as the risk has been re-evaluated by the notifying authority.