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Wolike hedge trimmer — burns & fire risk

EU Safety GateOther risk levelsBurnsFireNov 25, 2022
Photo from the official notice: Wolike hedge trimmer — burns & fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Wolike hedge trimmer — burns & fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Wolike hedge trimmer — burns & fire risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The battery housing and the battery contact holder are not sufficiently resistant to ignition and can overheat. This can cause the user to suffer burns and can cause a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with European standards EN 60745-1 and -2.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (19/10/2022)
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other

Product description

Yellow and black hedge trimmer, with a battery and a charger. Product also sold online, in particular via Wish.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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