ALPIN · Starting cables – battery jumper cables

The product poses a serious risk of fire because during a simulation of heating overload of the cable by starting with starting impulse (max. 400 A, 15 s) the temperature of the conductor of 392 ºC was detected (permitted value of temperature is 135 ºC), in other case (max 400 A, 30) the temperature of over 400 ºC was registered. After finishing the test, the insulation ignited and the conductors burnt over. The product does not comply with the safety requirements of standard ISO 6722.

Published: 25 January 2008
Notifying authority: Slovakia
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers. . Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: 0046/08
Model: type: 400A, 2,5m, Art. No.: 40033, EAN: 9002852400336.
Check-digit validated barcodes: 9002852400336

Classification

Category: Electrical appliances and equipment
Risk type: Fire
Country of origin: Not published

Product description

A battery jumper cable for connection of positive terminals of accumulator is black, a battery jumper for connection of negative terminals of accumulator is red. The product is marked with names of producer and distributors for Slovakia, Czech Republic and Slovenia, EAN code and Art. number.