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Car cabin heater – Lexxa

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 14 Feb 2008In the weekly report of 15 Feb 2008 (week 6, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Car cabin heater
Brand
Lexxa (8 alerts)
Type / model
Type: PTC-19 (Lexxa), EAN: 6 420617 642341.
Description
Cabin car heater with plastic enclosure and rubber mains cord.
Risk
The product poses a risk of electric shock due to the fact that there is not sufficient electrical insulation. At the bending test when rotating the complete cable around a mandrel with diameter 32 mm at 35±2 °C temperature, it shows cracks both at the sheath and at the insulation such that the wires of the conductors are accessible. The cable shall withstand the bending test without showing any cracks.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60811.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Finland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0192/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0192/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0192/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-6 (XML)
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