InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Amped – Electric bicycle

Amped – Electric bicycle

Name: Electric Bike

Category: 10

Date: 2026-06-05

Product Category: Hobby/sports equipment

Risk Type: Fire

Danger: The product is supplied with a plug which does not contain a fuse link. The fuse is required to ensure the safe operation of the fuse under fault conditions, and its absence could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding. Moreover, the separate adaptor supplied with the product also does not meet the dimensional requirements, leading to a risk of 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: Unknown

Description: Electric bicycle with wall plug charger.

Notifying Country: United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

Amped - Electric bicycle

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