Radio-controlled toy car with remote control.
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This radio-controlled toy car with remote control poses electric shock and fire hazards. The battery charger has non-standardized plugs that expose live pins when connected to power, and it lacks required age symbols, safety instructions, and warnings. Additionally, the removable batteries can be charged in the toy car and are interchangeable with dry batteries, creating a short-circuit risk in the remote control. The charger cover can overheat during abnormal use. The product fails to comply with the Low Voltage Directive and relevant European safety standards EN-60335 and EN-50088.
The affected product is a plastic toy car (model NO.8579, scale 1:12) with a YIXIN ELECTRONIC battery charger (model YX-3515A8), remote control labeled "EXALTED SPORTS CAR CONTROL SUPER POWER'S NEW PROJECT RADIO CONTROL SYSTEM," six AA rechargeable batteries, and one 9V dry battery. The package dimensions are 37 cm x 17 cm x 10.5 cm, and the barcode is 8 134 935 502 031. The manufacturer has been ordered to withdraw the product from the market and recall it from consumers, though the source does not specify what actions consumers should take regarding their purchases.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
The product poses a risk of :(i) electric shock because:- the plug of the battery charger is non-standardized, therefore the live pins are accessible when connecting to the power supply. - the age symbol (8 years), certain safety instructions of the battery charger and warnings are missing. (ii) burns and fire since the batteries can be charged in the toy car, they are removable without using a tool and interchangeable with the dry battery. The contacts of the battery holder of the remote control can be short-circuited, the cover of the battery charger significantly overheats during abnormal use.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and relevant European standards EN-60335 and EN-50088.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authority. Date of entry into force: Unknown
The package of the product contains a plastic toy car (Scale of 1:12, number plate on the car: NO:8579) with a control frequency of 27 or 40 MHz, operated by batteries, a battery charger YIXIN ELECTRONIC (model No. YX-3515A8 AC 220V 50/60 Hz; 7,2V; 250 mA Class II), a remote control ("EXALTED SPORTS CAR CONTROL SUPER POWER'S NEW PROJECT RADIO CONTROL SYSTEM."), 6 batteries-AA 700mAh 1,2V Ni-Cd, and a dry battery of 9V 6LR61. L: 37 cm X W:17 cm X H:10,5 cm. Model: NO.8579 Bar code: 8 134 935 502 031. Notifying country: Hungary
Official record: EU Safety Gate ↗
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