EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-11
Engströms (BILTEMA) · Car cabin heater
The product poses a risk of electric shock because there is not sufficient electrical insulation in the product. At the bending test when rotating the complete cable around a mandrel with diameter 32 mm at 35±2 °C temperature, it shows cracks both at the sheath and at the insulation such that the wires of the conductors are accessible. The cable shall withstand the bending test without showing any cracks. This product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive.
- Published
- 21 March 2008
- Notifying authority
- Finland
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0360/08
- Model
- EMV 2001 (Art.40-410)
Classification
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Risk type
- Electric shock
- Country of origin
- Sweden
Product description
Cabin car heater with plastic enclosure and rubber mains cord.