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AUTO practic Car Fuses miniature fuses for motor vehicles — fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskFireNov 28, 2014
Photo from the official notice: AUTO practic Car Fuses miniature fuses for motor vehicles — fire risk

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

Hazard

The products do not perform the function of a commutation device; namely the fuses take too long to blow when the current is greater than the rated current. If a fuse fails to interrupt excessive current, there is a risk of a fire starting in the electric installation of the car.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (06/11/2014)

Product description

A blister pack containing 10 micro blade-type car fuses, including: 2 in brown plastic - 7,5 А; 2 red - 10 А ; 2 blue - 15 А ; 2 yellow - 20 А ; 1 transparent plastic - 25 А and 1 green - 30 A.

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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