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Radio controlled car – Imagin “Race Master Need of speed”

Serious risk Burns, Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 25 Feb 2014In the weekly report of 7 Mar 2014 (week 9, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Radio controlled car
Brand
Imagin (10 alerts)
Name
Race Master Need of speed
Type / model
Ref. n°1681;2015A (black),2016A (red),2017A (blue) 2018A (yellow)
Batch
Lot CO: 1303
Description
Fully functioning radio-controlled car, 1/20 scale, operates with 4 x LR6 1.5 volt batteries and 2 batteries for the remote control. Various colours and models (black, red, yellow, blue). Age recommended on the Imagin label 5+, age indicated on the packaging 6+. Dimensions with packaging 27 x 11 x 1
Risk
null The battery compartment of the remote control can easily break leaving the small button batteries accessible. If ingested by children, the batteries may pose a chemical risk. The product poses a risk of burns because the rechargeable battery may overheat. In addition, the relevant marking is missing. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 62115. The car wheels contain the phthalates bis (2-ethylhexyl) (DEHP) (4.65 %) and DBP (dibutyl phthalate) (0.62 %). In addition, the product contains the phthalates DINP (di-isononyl phthalate) (2.62 %) and DIDP (di-isodecyl phthalate) (0.78 %). According to the REACH Regulation the phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited in toys or childcare articles that can be placed in the mouth by children.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 10 Feb 2014
  • Recall of the product from end users · from 10 Feb 2014
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
Hong Kong
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0342/14Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0342/14Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0342/14Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0342/14Photo 5 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0342/14Photo 6 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0342/14
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0342/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-009 (XML)
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