CONSUMERS

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The axle and brake parts may not have been correctly screwed together.
This could consequently lead to loss of control over the vehicle.

Product: Passenger car

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The tow hitch bracket can deform when it is placed under maximum pressure.
This may affect the driving behaviour of the vehicle and/or the retention of the trailer, which could lead to accidents.

Product: Van

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The cylinder-housing oil gallery plug may not have been correctly tightened.
As a consequence oil might leak which presents a skid hazard for following traffic.

Product: Passenger car

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The screws on the lower shock absorber mountings have been insufficiently tightened.
This may lead to a loss of control of the vehicle.

Product: Passenger car

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The vehicles' electronic control unit (ECU) has been improperly programmed and the throttle is not coordinated with the transmission and gear changes.
As a consequence, when accelerating in highway driving mode, the hybrid system could shut down, causing a loss of power, which can increase the risk of accidents.

Product: Passenger car

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: A defect in the gas generator of the passenger airbag may cause uncontrolled inflation and the release of small metal fragments when the airbag is activated,
As a consequence, occupants may be injured.

Product: Passenger car

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The air conditioning clutch pulley plate could become loose.
This plate could therefore detach and fall onto the road surface, posing a risk of accident.

Product: Passenger car

Risk type: Chemical

Risk: The plastic material of the doll's head contains bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: 21% by weight).
This phthalate may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system.

The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Product: A plastic doll in the shape of a mermaid with hair brush, hand mirror and handbag as accesories. It is sold in a cardboard with transparent cover.

Risk type: Strangulation

Risk: The elastic cord of the ball is too long.
During play it could wrap around the child's neck and cause strangulation.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Product: Rubber yo-yo ball with elastic cord, to be fixed around the wrist. They are packaged in a blister pack.

Risk type: Electric shock

Risk: The outer area of the handles can break.
As a consequence, the product becomes permeable to water and users might receive an electric shock.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.

Product: Steam brush

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: There are functional cords to be tied at the back of the bikini top and in the waist area of the bottom part.
They may become trapped during various activities of the child, leading to injuries.

The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Product: Orange-pink bikini for 7/8 year old girls. The top part has decorative and functional cords to be tied at the back.

Risk type: Chemical

Risk: The plastic material of the doll's head contains bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: 23% by weight).
This phthalate may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system.

The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Product: A plastic doll in a dress with a plastic handbag and silver plastic pearls necklace, both in real childs size. The set is sold in a transparent bag.

Risk type: Choking

Risk: The suction cup of the projectile can easily detach.
If a child puts the projectile in the mouth, the suction cup could detach and obstruct the airways.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive or the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Product: Plastic toy gun with three projectiles with suction cups, packed in a cardboard box.

Risk type: Burns

Risk: The firework ascends at an angle which is too flat and explodes at too low altitude.
Bystanders could be hit by parts of the firework, causing burns.


The product does not comply with the requirements of the Pyrotechnics Directive and the relevant European standard EN 15947.

Product: Rocket

Risk type: Burns

Risk: The duration of the initial fuse burning is too long and the rocket ascends at an angle which is too flat and explodes at too low altitude.
If there is a delay in the explosion, users may return to the product and could get burned by an unexpected explosion and bystanders could be hit by parts of the firework, causing burns.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Pyrotechnics Directive and the relevant European standard EN 15947.

Product: Rocket Kat 2 -F2

Risk type: Electric shock

Risk: The prism hemisphere can be removed without tools simply by turning.
As a result, live parts become accessible.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.

Product: LED part light with a prism hemisphere, a black plastic housing and wall/ceiling attachment. A remote control is included.

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The steering tube might collapse or detach.
As a result, the child riding the toy might fall and suffer injuries.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Product: Ride-on toy in red/blue/yellow colours, packaged in a cardboard box.

Risk type: Chemical

Risk: The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value up to 1870 mg/kg).
Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging the reproductive system.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3.

Product: Orange-coloured toy slime with dinosaur skeleton figurine.

Risk type: Electric shock, Fire

Risk: The product does not provide protection to the users due to the absence of shutters on live parts. Moreover, it does not have a fuse.
Therefore users could touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock and there is no over-current protection which can lead to a fire.

The product does not comply with the standard BS 1363.

Product: White travel plug adaptor with 3 pins.

Risk type: Burns

Risk: The battery is unstable and does not stay upright during functioning: it is possible that it falls on its side, shooting remaining shots from this position.
As a consequence, burning projectiles could hit persons, causing burns.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Pyrotechnics Directive and the relevant European standard EN 15947.

Product: Battery of shot tubes with 16 shot.

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The cylinder-housing oil gallery plug may not have been correctly tightened.
As a consequence oil might leak which presents a skid hazard for following traffic.

Product: Passenger car

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: On some models the fork has an axle carrier with an excessive play of the wheel clamping screw.
This defect could cause a potential malfunction of the fork assembly, which would lead to loss of control of the vehicle during normal use.

Product: Motorcycle

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: A manufacturing error / material defect may lead to tread separation.
This may affect drive and control over the vehicle.

Product: Tyres

Risk type: Fire

Risk: There is a calibration error in the turbocharger's diagnostic monitoring which disables the turbocharger diagnostics.
In the event of damage to the turbocharger, it may overheat and lead to a fire.

Product: Passenger car