Fire

Car accessories - Starter cables/Booster cables

AUTOMAX car accessories
Car accessories - Starter cables/Booster cablesCar accessories - Starter cables/Booster cables
Case number
0652/08
Category
Motor vehicles
Type / Model
Art. N°4410, EAN 8586009104410, 200AMP
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇸🇰 Slovakia
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2008-06-20

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of fire because:- the maximum external diameter of cable for the indicated diameter of nucleus of 0.5 mm should be 2.3 mm, whereas the real measured diameter is 7.3 mm, - resistance of nucleus should be maximum 37.1 mΩ,/m whereas the real measured value is 47.8 mΩ,/m. The product does not comply with the relevant standard ISO 6722.

Measures

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown

The starter cable for connecting the positive poles of the accumulator is black; the starting cable for connecting negative poles of the accumulator is red. The product is packed in a plastic bag with marking "BOOSTER CABLE," "AUTOMAX CAR ACCESSORIES", EAN code, Art. Nr. and address of the company "best AUTOMAX" in Slovakia. Sticker on the pack contains data: 200 amp, length 175 cm, voltage 12/24 V, diameter 1.0 mm.