Official recall record
Tool battery charger bat038
- Issuing authority
- OPSS (UK)
- Alert date
- 2024-04-18
- Country of alert
- United Kingdom
- Alert level
- Product Safety Report
- Alert type
- Product safety report
What the authority reported
The product presents a high risk of electric shock as it failed the electric strength test. The insulation broke down when the 3000 V test voltage was applied between the input and the output. The flash over occurred between the capacitor and the transformer. If the product became live, the user would receive an electric shock when trying to remove the product from the charger. The instructions were considered to be inadequate as they did not contain sufficient information to ensure the correct and safe use of the equipment and some of the required documentation and markings were not present. The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-06-05.