{
  "alert_number": "A12/00661/21",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-00661-21",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10003522",
  "safety_gate_published": "2022-03-10",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2021,
    "week": 19,
    "date": "2021-05-14"
  },
  "category": "Hobby/sports equipment",
  "product": "Self-balancing scooter (hoverboard)",
  "brand_as_notified": "BIKEME",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Bikeme",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/bikeme"
    }
  ],
  "name": "BALANCE SCOOTER / Elektromos gördeszka",
  "model": null,
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": "5999565592134",
  "barcodes": [
    "5999565592134"
  ],
  "description": "Self-balancing scooter for use as a personal transport device for persons with lithium ion battery (36 V 2 Ah), LED lighting and battery charger nr. XHK-800-4208. The product was sold online, in particular via eMAG.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Burns, Fire, Injuries",
  "risk": "The battery does not have a device that monitors the cells temperature, hence it may overheat during charging, and the hoverboard cover may ignite. The product may cause a fire and the user may suffer burns. In addition, the power cords, which are exposed to movement between the two motors, are routed through a steel pipe with burr edges at both ends. During the life of the product, the insulation of the power cords will be damaged by the sharp edges to such that in the battery may short-circuit occurs and explodes during use. As a result, the user might lose control and fall off the scooter and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and of the relevant European standards EN 60335-1, EN 60335-2 and EN 62133-2.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "7 Jan 2021"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Recall of the product from end users",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "7 Jan 2021"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: 07/01/2021\nType of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users\nDate of entry into force: 07/01/2021",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [
    "eMAG"
  ],
  "notifying_country": "Hungary",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "5999565592134"
    ],
    "batches": [],
    "models": []
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}