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Car accessories - Starter cables/Booster cables – AUTOMAX Car Accessories

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 19 Jun 2008In the weekly report of 20 Jun 2008 (week 24, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Car accessories - Starter cables/Booster cables
Brand
AUTOMAX Car Accessories
Brand as notified
AUTOMAX car accessories
Type / model
Art. N°4410, EAN 8586009104410, 200AMP
Description
The starter cable for connecting the positive poles of the accumulator is black; the starting cable for connecting negative poles of the accumulator is red. The product is packed in a plastic bag with marking "BOOSTER CABLE," "AUTOMAX CAR ACCESSORIES", EAN code, Art. Nr. and address of the company "best AUTOMAX" in Slovakia. Sticker on the pack contains data: 200 amp, length 175 cm, voltage 12/24 V, diameter 1.0 mm.
Risk
The product poses a risk of fire because:- the maximum external diameter of cable for the indicated diameter of nucleus of 0.5 mm should be 2.3 mm, whereas the real measured diameter is 7.3 mm, - resistance of nucleus should be maximum 37.1 mΩ,/m whereas the real measured value is 47.8 mΩ,/m. The product does not comply with the relevant standard ISO 6722.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Slovakia
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0652/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-24 (XML)
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