The risk
This product poses a serious risk of fire, burns and injuries because fuel is being vented out in front of rider which has health, machine control and fire hazard implications. In particular, there is a risk of:- fire because the fuel pipe is not secured and information regarding stop/switch/tap positions of the fuel system is insufficient;- burns because apertures adjacent to rider’s feet are insufficiently guarded to prevent child’s foot from touching engine block;- injuries because the chain and the sprocket are insufficiently guarded and expose parts within 500mm of seat. In addition, there are sharp frontal projections over vehicle’s front lights.The product does not comply with the Machinery Directive.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other Category of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market ordered the authorities Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other burns, fire, injuries alerts in 2007
3 of the 201 motor vehicle alerts published in 2007 concerned the same risk.
| 0242/07 16 Mar 2007 | Necht |
| 0243/07 16 Mar 2007 | Necht |
Who notified alerts in 2007
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 72 |
| Germany | 41 |
| Poland | 17 |
| Spain | 13 |
| Portugal | 12 |
| United Kingdom | 11 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2007
More Necht alerts
4 EU Safety Gate alerts for Necht since 2007; the most were issued in 2007 (4).
| 0248/07 Fire, Injuries | Mar 2007 |
| 0243/07 Burns, Fire, Injuries | Mar 2007 |
| 0242/07 Burns, Fire, Injuries | Mar 2007 |