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Car windscreen washing fluid – Alexela, Automaailm, Bauhaus, CarMan, Carlake, GO4, Nordic “Talvine klaasipesuvedelik (ET); Tuulilasinpesuneste (FI)”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 11 Jan 2022In the weekly report of 28 May 2021 (week 21, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Car windscreen washing fluid
Brand
Alexela, Automaailm, Bauhaus, CarMan, Carlake, GO4, Nordic
Name
Talvine klaasipesuvedelik (ET); Tuulilasinpesuneste (FI)
Type / model
  • Alexela UFI code: 9A20-V0NE-F00M-PAQH
  • Automaailm UFI code: W820-COY1-5004-104F
  • Bauhaus UFI code: K050-TOHT-000D-6Q2J
  • Carlake UFI code: 8R40-90FM-200W-7PAC
  • Carman UFI code:YNHA-UR4E-U109-EYCN
  • GO4 UFI code: 9A20-V0NE-F00M-PAQH
(official alert record)
Type / model as notified
Alexela UFI code: 9A20-V0NE-F00M-PAQH, Automaailm UFI code: W820-COY1-5004-104F, Bauhaus UFI code: K050-TOHT-000D-6Q2J, Carlake UFI code: 8R40-90FM-200W-7PAC, Carman UFI code:YNHA-UR4E-U109-EYCN, GO4 UFI code: 9A20-V0NE-F00M-PAQH
Barcode
4742516002142, 4742516008212, 4742631000078, 4743108005169, 4743108005183, 6410416082462, 6417196777922, 6417196778271
Barcodes listed
  • Alexela: 4742631000078
  • Automaailm: 4743108005183 and 4743108005169
  • Bauhaus: 6417196778271
  • Carlake: 6417196777922
  • Carman: 6410416082462
  • GO4: 4742516008212
  • NORDIC: 4742516002142
(official alert record)
Barcode as notified
Alexela: 4742631000078Automaailm: 4743108005183 and 4743108005169Bauhaus: 6417196778271Carlake: 6417196777922 Carman: 6410416082462 GO4: 4742516008212 NORDIC: 4742516002142
Description
Blue colored fluid for cleaning car windscreens at cold temperatures such as -16°C, -18°C and -20°C. The product was also sold online.
Risk
The product contains an excessive amount of methanol (mesured values: up to 28% by weight), which is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and to the eyes. Furthermore, the required hazard pictograms and warnings are missing. Users have therefore no information on the toxicity of the product. Ingestion or contact with methanol may lead to blindness or death. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation, neither with the Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP Regulation).
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the manufacturer · from 22 Apr 2021
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer · from 22 Apr 2021
Recall page
https://nordicgroup-dup.voog.com/
Notifying country
Estonia
Country of origin
Estonia
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00716/21Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00716/21Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00716/21Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00716/21Photo 5 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00716/21Photo 6 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00716/21
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00716/21
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-21 (XML)
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