InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert: A yellow, cordless leaf blower with a lithium-ion battery and a shoulder strap.

A yellow, cordless leaf blower with a lithium-ion battery and a shoulder strap.

Name: Lithium Electric Leaf Blower

Category: 10

Date: 2025-04-04

Product Category: Machinery

Risk Type: Fire

Danger: The wires are soldered directly to battery terminals in a high vibration environment, with no secondary form of fixing. This can lead the internal wiring to become detached, causing the product to short circuit and overheat, leading to a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive.

Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 17/12/2024

Description: A yellow, cordless leaf blower with a lithium-ion battery and a shoulder strap.

Notifying Country: United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

A yellow, cordless leaf blower with a lithium-ion battery and a shoulder strap.A yellow, cordless leaf blower with a lithium-ion battery and a shoulder strap.

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