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Self-balancing scooter – Gifi “Gyro Board”

Serious risk Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 8 Jul 2016In the weekly report of 15 Jul 2016 (week 28, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Self-balancing scooter
Brand
Gifi (8 alerts)
Name
Gyro Board
Type / model
Ref. 360111/ KN-S1; 360109, 359659 and 359660; Power supply unit included: Model JZX-420200
Batch
3491953601111; lot 10/2015
Barcode
3491953601111
Description
Self-balancing, two-wheel scooter ("hoverboard") supplied with power supply unit in a cardboard box (measurements 63 x 24 x 22.5 cm).
Risk
null The creepage distances and insulation clearances between the primary and secondary circuits of the charger are too small. This can lead to the user receiving an electric shock from accessible parts of the product or to a fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 61558.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor · from 28 Apr 2016
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the distributor · from 6 Mar 2016
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0862/16Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0862/16Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0862/16
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0862/16
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-028 (XML)
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