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Here’s the latest Faulty Product recall list:
Items:
Brand: ITALVAPOR
Name: The New Light Weight Steam Iron
Product: Travel steam iron
Category: Electrical appliances and equipment
Type / number of model: Type S001
Batch number / Barcode: 80210840502107
Risk type: Burns, Electric shock
The mains cable is too short and could consequently deteriorate as a result of mechanical force leaving live parts accessible. Due to the way the product is constructed, the user’s hand could come into contact with parts that reach high temperatures. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335 and is thus subject to this faulty product recall.
Brand: Ikea
Name: Mysingsö
Product: Deckchair
Category: Furniture
Type / number of model: Unknown
Batch number / Barcode: Unknown
Risk type: Injuries
If the fabric is removed, it is possible to rotate the frame of the deckchair so that the plastic hooks are facing the ground when the fabric seat is re-attached. If the deckchair is re-assembled in this way, it can collapse during use causing the user to fall or to get their fingers trapped. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 581.
Brand: Eurogas
Name: Unknown
Product: Gas burner
Category: Gas appliances and components
Type / number of model: Model 1400 TM
Batch number / Barcode: Unknown
Risk type: Asphyxiation
The gas appliance produces a large amount of carbon monoxide in the combustion products during normal use. People in the proximity of the gas appliance could suffer from carbon monoxide poisoning. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Gas Appliances Directive.
Source: Car Magazine
Brand: Audi
Name: A1, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, Q7
Product: Passenger car
Category: Motor vehicles
Type / number of model: Type-approval number: e1 * 2007/46 * 0414 * .. Type: 8X, Type-approval number: e1 * 2001/116 * 0430 * .. Type: B8, Type-approval number: e1 * 2007/46 * 0284 * .. Type: 4H Type-approval number: e1 * 2007/46 * 0436 * .. Type: 4G Type-approval number: e1 * 2001/116 * 0350 * .. Type: 4L Type-approval number: e1 * 2007/46 * 1550 *… Type: FY
Batch number / Barcode: Vehicles produced between July 2016 and December 2016 are affected.
Risk type: Injuries
Differences in the mixture ratio for the initiating devices for the airbags or seat-belt pre-tensioners could lead to the airbags or seat-belt pre-tensioners not activating in the event of an accident.
Source: Caricos
Brand: Mercedes-Benz
Name: E Class
Product: Passenger car
Category: Motor vehicles
Type / number of model: E Class (BR 213): E 200, E 200 4MATIC, E 250, E 300, E 300 4MATIC, E 400 4MATIC, AMG E 43 4MATIC, E 450 AMG SPORT 4MATIC, E 200 d, E 220 d, E 350 BLUETEC, E 350 d, E 350 e Type-approval number: e1*2001/16*0501*27; Type: 212
Batch number / Barcode: The vehicles concerned were produced between October 2015 and September 2016.
Risk type: Injuries
The front passenger occupant detection control unit may have been incorrectly installed and could misclassify a passenger as a child seat. That would cause the front passenger airbag to be deactivated in the event of an accident and would thereby increase the risk of injury for the passenger.
Brand: Stayer
Name: Angle Grinder – Green Line
Product: Angle grinder
Category: Machinery
Type / number of model: FH911
Batch number / Barcode: 8427648181304
Risk type: Injuries
The guard does not protect the user properly. If the wheel disintegrates, flying fragments could consequently cause injuries to the eyes. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60745.
Further reading
Accidents caused by faulty products – Oakwood Solicitors
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