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Hand dryer Universal Nozzle A48 Hand Dryer World Dryer

Official notice

25 Nov 2011

Last checked

25 Nov 2011

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Hand dryer Universal Nozzle A48 Hand Dryer World Dryer. Null The affected products have nozzles that are electrically isolated from the base of the dryer and therefore not connected to earth. If an electrical malfunction were to occur, causing an electrical component to come into contact with the nozzle, the user could experience an electric shock if he/she touched the nozzle.Two incidents reported of users receiving a non-fatal electric shock.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD). Published 2011-11-25.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

1306/11

Official notice

2011-11-25

The hazard

Null The affected products have nozzles that are electrically isolated from the base of the dryer and therefore not connected to earth. If an electrical malfunction were to occur, causing an electrical component to come into contact with the nozzle, the user could experience an electric shock if he/she touched the nozzle.Two incidents reported of users receiving a non-fatal electric shock.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD).

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Affected products

Product 1

Hand dryer "Universal Nozzle A48 Hand Dryer"

Risk / hazard

Null The affected products have nozzles that are electrically isolated from the base of the dryer and therefore not connected to earth. If an electrical malfunction were to occur, causing an electrical component to come into contact with the nozzle, the user could experience an electric shock if he/she touched the nozzle.Two incidents reported of users receiving a non-fatal electric shock.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD).

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: World Dryer.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

ELECTRONICS

Classification

Serious risk — Electric shock

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

1306/11

Classification

Serious risk — Electric shock

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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