A Product Safety Report has been issued for a GEARLASSO Vehicle Battery Charger sold via Amazon, presenting a serious risk of fire, according to the report. The product is a portable 12 to 24v battery charger intended for use with electric vehicles.
The report states the hazard is excessive resistance in the supply cord, which may cause the cable to overheat. It adds that the mains plug does not meet the marking and dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and is not fitted with an appropriate fuse link; a compliant fuse is required to ensure safe operation under fault conditions, and its absence could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding. Improvements are also required to the product's warnings, markings and instructions.
According to the report, the product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs and Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
The product is identified as brand GEARLASSO, model 10006902, SKU 10006902, with Amazon product carton identifiers X002FPMHKR and FBA15M1ZXN2J2U000003. The country of origin is China.
The corrective action stated in the report is that the import has been rejected at the border. The report carries PSD notification number 2610-0131 and was notified by Local Authority Trading Standards.
Scope of the action
Border rejection is the action recorded in this notice. It is not a consumer recall announcement, and the report does not provide refund or replacement instructions for existing owners. Refer to the official product identifiers and supporting documents linked below; the notice does not establish that every GEARLASSO charger is affected.
Original sources
Official notice dated 2026-11-04: Office for Product Safety and Standards.
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