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Washing machine – LG “8KG 6 Motion Direct Drive Washing Machine”

Other risk levels Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 22 Dec 2015In the weekly report of 8 Jan 2016 (week 1, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Washing machine
Brand
LG (12 alerts)
Name
8KG 6 Motion Direct Drive Washing Machine
Type / model
  • F12U1***#
  • F14U1***#
(official alert record)
Type / model as notified
F12U1***#, F14U1***#
Batch numbers
  • 404KW***#### ~ 510KW***#####
  • 405KW***#### ~ 412KW***#### & 501PW***#### ~ 510PW***####
(official alert record)
Batch as notified
404KW***#### ~ 510KW***#####405KW***#### ~ 412KW***#### & 501PW***#### ~ 510PW***####
Description
Automatic washing machine packaged in cardboard box or shrink wrapped.
Risk
null In certain circumstances, due to water ingress behind the control panel, a short circuit can be created which causes the chrome decal to become live and users may experience a mild electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage DirectiveOne incident reported.
Measures
  • Temporary ban on the supply, offer to supply and display of the product · by the manufacturer
  • Warning consumers of the risks · by the manufacturer
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
Republic of Korea
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A11/0120/15Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A11/0120/15
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A11/0120/15
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-001 (XML)
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