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Wii U

Official notice

16 May 2014

Last checked

16 May 2014

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Wii U. Null The pins of the plug adapter are too small. The UK earth pin makes it hard to insert the plug adapter in Swedish socket outlets. The plug adapter can become partly disconnected due to external influence. These defects can all result in a bad connection and heat production.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant national standard. Published 2014-05-16.

What to do now

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

Recall number

A11/0048/14

Official notice

2014-05-16

The hazard

Null The pins of the plug adapter are too small. The UK earth pin makes it hard to insert the plug adapter in Swedish socket outlets. The plug adapter can become partly disconnected due to external influence. These defects can all result in a bad connection and heat production.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant national standard.

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Affected products

Product 1

Games console

Product 2

Wii U

Risk / hazard

Null The pins of the plug adapter are too small. The UK earth pin makes it hard to insert the plug adapter in Swedish socket outlets. The plug adapter can become partly disconnected due to external influence. These defects can all result in a bad connection and heat production.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant national standard.

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: Nintendo.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

ELECTRONICS

Classification

Other risk levels — Fire

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

A11/0048/14

Classification

Other risk levels — Fire

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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