Machinery Recalls in the EU 2024–2026
A continuously-updated index of 278 serious machinery recalls across the EU (2024-01-12 – 2026-11-06), compiled from the EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) and national consumer-protection authorities. Each entry links to the official government alert.
Where these recalls were reported
| United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland | 79 |
| Poland | 73 |
| Denmark | 45 |
| Germany | 32 |
| France | 19 |
| Estonia | 6 |
| Austria | 5 |
| The Netherlands | 4 |
| Hungary | 4 |
| Belgium | 4 |
| Slovakia | 4 |
| Slovenia | 2 |
Most recent serious recalls
2025-10-31 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
Due to poor quality of the internal soldering and the inadequate creepage and clearance distances within the charger, the user could have access to live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2025-10-24 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The rivets connecting the attachment’s central support and the metal teeth could break. The teeth could be ejected at full speed whilst the brush cutter is in operation and cause serious injury to the…
2025-10-24 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The product is not sufficiently load-resistant and may collapse during use, causing injuries to users and passers-by.…
2025-10-24 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The rivets attaching the tool's central support to the metallic teeth could break. The teeth might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.…
2025-10-17 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
Due to poor quality of the internal soldering and the inadequate creepage and clearance distances as well as the dimensions of the plug being inadequate, the user could have access to live parts and r…
2025-10-10 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug does not meet the dimensional requirements. The insulation may become damaged making live parts accessible. The user could touch live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2025-10-10 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The charger's transformer has insufficient insulation. Moreover, the clearance and creepage distances between the primary and secondary circuits are inadequate. Therefore the product may catch fire.…
2025-10-10 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug face dimension between the outside edge to the neutral pin are too narrow. Because of this, the product could overheat and without any inbuilt protection could lead to a fire.
Moreover, the p…
2025-10-10 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product lacks a mechanism to prevent unintentional operation. It could therefore fire a projectile inadvertently, causing injuries.…
2025-10-10 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The safety guard does not provide adequate protection. If the user loses control of the machine, they may receive cuts or other injuries from the blade. Additionally, the product is not marked with su…
2025-10-10 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.…
2025-10-03 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The safety guard does not provide adequate protection. As a result, if the user loses control of the machine, they may receive cuts or other injuries from the blade.
Additionally, the product is not …
2025-09-19 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug does not have the facility for a fuse. In the event of a fault, the product could catch fire. Moreover, the product is missing some of the required documentation and markings.…
2025-09-19 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The machine lid and inspection hatch are not interlocked and can easily be opened while the drum is rotating. The finger/hand of the user can therefore be crushed or entrapped
between the rotating dr…
2025-09-19 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug fuse has insufficient
ballast, which could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding, and cause a fire.…
2025-09-19 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug pins are too short and too close to the periphery of the plug. Due to this, the pins do not make a proper contact with the connections and this could cause it to overheat and cause a fire.The…
2025-09-05 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The user’s hand or fingers can easily access the feed screw. If the grinder is in use their fingers or hand can be injured.…
2025-09-05 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The product is not sufficiently load-resistant and can collapse during use, causing injuries to users and passers-by.…
2025-09-05 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The product is not sufficiently load-resistant and may collapse during use, causing injuries to users and passers-by.…
2025-08-29 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The machinery’s vibration causes a cable to loosen, creating a defect where the live wire comes into contact with the metal housing while the protective earth is not switched on by the contactor, caus…
2025-08-29 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
There is a lack of (sufficient) protection from reflected or scattered radiation, which can lead users to be unintentionally exposed to radiation and consequently suffer damage to their health. Additi…
2025-08-15 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.…
2025-08-15 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.…
2025-08-15 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.…
2025-08-15 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The rivets attaching the knives to the flail-cutter’s main body could break. The knives might consequently detach during use and hit the user, causing injuries.…
2025-08-15 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.…
2025-08-15 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
Due to poor quality of the internal soldering and the inadequate creepage and clearance distances within
the charger, the user could have access to live parts and receive an electric shock.
Moreover…
2025-08-15 · Cyprus · Serious risk · official alert
The product lacks the required documentation, markings and conformity assessment. Therefore, the product may not be used properly with the risk of users receiving an electric shock.…
2025-08-15 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.…
2025-08-15 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.…
2025-07-25 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The control wiring is screwed through. This could lead to the product short-circuiting during use and
the user losing control of the product leading to injuries.…
2025-07-11 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The rivets attaching the knives to the flail-cutter’s main body could break. The knives might consequently detach during use and hit the user, causing injuries.…
2025-07-11 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.…
2025-07-04 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug does not have the facility for a fuse. In the event of a fault, the product could catch fire. Moreover, due to the dimensions of the plug, the user may access live parts when plugging in or u…
2025-07-04 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
There is no protection in the form of blunt ends on the cutting blade in the event of a kick-back if a branch becomes jammed. Moreover, the product has no two-hand blade control, as the ON switch of t…
2025-06-20 · Belgium · Serious risk · official alert
The breather valve may not seal properly, which can allow water to enter the high-voltage battery. This can lead to a battery fire, even when the vehicle is not being driven. This can increase the ris…
2025-06-20 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
There is no granular filler in the
product's plug to ensure safe operations under fault conditions. If the product has an electrical failure during use, it may catch fire.…
2025-06-13 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The retention time of the cutting element is too long, the rotating cutting element is accessible while the lawn mower operates which may cause feet injuries to the user in case of contact with the cu…
2025-05-30 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product features poor quality connections with wires soldered directly to
component tails in a high vibration environment.
Moreover, the clearance and creepage distance between the primary and th…
2025-05-23 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
There is a lack of (sufficient) protection from reflected or scattered radiation, which can lead users to be unintentionally exposed to radiation and consequently suffer damage to their health. In add…
2025-05-23 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The rivets attaching the knives to the flail-cutter’s main body could break. The knives might consequently detach during use and hit the user, causing injuries.…
2025-05-09 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The vehicle’s crusher can be operated either automatically or manually. In the latter case the crusher is set in motion and the roller shutter remains open. If such an operation is initiated by means …
2025-05-02 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.…
2025-05-02 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The rivets attaching the knives to the flail-cutter’s main body could break. The knives might consequently detach during use and hit the user, causing injuries.…
2025-05-02 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The rivets attaching the knives to the flail-cutter’s main body could break. The knives might consequently detach during use and hit the user, causing injuries.…
2025-05-02 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The rivets attaching the knives to the flail-cutter’s main body could break. The knives might consequently detach during use and hit the user, causing injuries.…
2025-05-02 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The rivets attaching the knives to the flail-cutter’s main body could break. The knives might consequently detach during use and hit the user, causing injuries.…
2025-04-25 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.…
2025-04-11 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The wires are soldered directly to battery terminals in a high vibration environment, with no secondary form of fixing. This can lead the internal wiring to become detached, causing the product to sho…
2025-04-04 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The bike fork may crack or break during normal use. This could cause the users to fall and injure themselves.…
2025-04-04 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The wires are soldered directly to battery terminals in a high vibration environment, with no secondary form of fixing. This can lead the internal wiring to become detached, causing the product to sho…
2025-04-04 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The crankshaft may break in case of impact with a solid object. This may cause the blade to brake, injuring the user and bystanders.…
2025-04-04 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product lacks a functional chain brake mechanism. If the saw is pulled back, jams, recoils, or kicks back, the user can be injured.…
2025-04-04 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The chainsaw adaptor allows the angle grinder to be used as a hand-held circular saw without the appropriate protections and protective devices. As a consequence, this could cause kickback or loss of …
2025-03-14 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.…
2025-03-14 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The rivets attaching the knives to the flail-cutter can easily break. The knives might consequently detach during use and hit the user, causing injuries.…
2025-03-14 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The rivets attaching the knives to the flail-cutter can easily break. The knives might consequently detach during use and hit the user, causing injuries.…
2025-03-14 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.…
2025-03-14 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The rivets attaching the knives to the flail-cutter can easily break. The knives might consequently detach during use and hit the user, causing injuries.…
2025-03-14 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.…
Methodology & sources. Aggregated from official EU and national recall registers (primarily the EU Safety Gate / RAPEX) and reflecting each authority's own classification. ProductGuru is an independent information service, not a government body, and gives no medical, legal or financial advice — always consult the official source. Serious-risk consumer-goods recalls from 2024 onward. Free to cite with attribution.