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Imagin Snowmobiles - Speed Passion radio-controlled snowmobile — burns & chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskBurnsChemicalJun 13, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Imagin Snowmobiles - Speed Passion radio-controlled snowmobile — burns & chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Imagin Snowmobiles - Speed Passion radio-controlled snowmobile — burns & chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Imagin Snowmobiles - Speed Passion radio-controlled snowmobile — burns & chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) above the permitted levels (measured values: DEHP: 1.8% and DBP 0.56%). In addition, the battery compartments can easily break and expose parts of different polarity, which may create a short circuit leading to overheating and causing burns.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation, the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 62115.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (06/05/2014)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (06/05/2014)

Product description

Radio-controlled snowmobile with driver. operates with four 1.5V LR6 batteries, plus two batteries for the remote control. Dimensions with packaging 33 x 15.5 x 18.5cm.

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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