EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-43
VETO · Jump leader/starter cable 120A
The product poses a risk of burns because:- the clip connection of the strands to the terminal pincers is defective. The connection comes loose even at low tensile force,- the diameter of the cable is approximately 3 mm² instead of the required 16 mm²,- the terminal pincers are insulated only at the handle and even there the insulation is defective.
- Published
- 31 October 2008
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the distributor.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1272/08
- Model
- 9606
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 8711938104563
Classification
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Risk type
- Burns
- Country of origin
- The Netherlands
Product description
The product is enclosed in a plastic sheath marked "Starterkabel / Anlasserkabel Kupfer" in German and similarly in other languages ("starter cable/jump lead – copper") and the number "9606/120A". The item is printed with the EAN code, the item number and a small, simplified image of the connection to the batteries.