Product Security Australia has issued an pressing recall for the ÅSKSTORM 40W USB charger, offered at IKEA on-line and in-store nationwide. This specific charger can get broken or damaged, exposing customers to reside elements of the cable.
There’s a danger of burn accidents or loss of life from electrical shock if a consumer touches the broken cable that’s reside with electrical energy. Scary!
The particular mannequin of the IKEA charger that has been recalled is:
- ÅSKSTORM 40W USB charger S
- Darkish gray color
- Mannequin quantity ‘ICPSW5-40-1’ c
- Article quantity 304.611.94
The IKEA charger was offered nationally via IKEA shops and web sites from 1 April 2020 to five December 2023.
IKEA Charger recall: What’s the chance?
In line with the PSA:
There’s a danger of burn accidents or loss of life from electrical shock if a consumer touches a broken cable that’s reside with electrical energy. There’s additionally a danger of harm to property if the charger catches fireplace. Incidents have occurred the place cables have been broken and induced electrical shock and burn accidents to shoppers. “
In case you do have this IKEA charger, even when it appears okay and isn’t broken in any means, PSA advises that you just cease utilizing the product and get in touch with IKEA through telephone or in-store to obtain a full refund. There’s no want to point out a receipt.
Particulars on who to contact for extra info:
- ACT/NSW/TAS – 02 8020 6641
- Queensland – 07 3380 6800
- Victoria/Tasmania – 03 8523 2154
- Western Australia – 08 8234 3944
- South Australia – 08 8234 3333
Risks of chargers
Chargers play an necessary position in our every day lives however they are often broken fairly simply. If you’re utilizing a charger, all the time test that it isn’t broken earlier than utilizing it.
We shared a narrative final yr a couple of mum’s telephone charger catching on fireplace whereas charging on the ground beside her mattress. Belinda was mendacity in mattress checking her emails when she thought she might odor one thing burning. At first she thought there was {an electrical} fireplace within the roof and went to research. When she returned, she realised the odor was coming from her bed room.
As she tells Mum Central,
I rushed again into my bed room and, yep, smoke was wafting up from my shaggy flooring rug subsequent to our mattress. Once I leaned down, I might see my telephone cable caught on fireplace.
I lifted the cable up off the rug and it was on fireplace! OMG! The tip had melted off and was burning the plush rug which was beginning a hearth.”
And I imply a extremely vivid orange fiery orange. I ripped the cable out of the charging port and bumped into the lavatory to place the burning telephone cable beneath the faucet. The wire was HOT and the top of the cable was utterly melted. At this level, I realised that the top lightning plug had truly melted off into the rug so I ran again to seize the top of the cable and take care of that.
The rug was nonetheless smoking and beginning to soften however fortunately I used to be capable of cease the fireplace by stomping on it. I rushed to the lavatory to moist the top and cease it from melting and cease to truly course of what had simply occurred. It actually might have been a lot worse.”
As Belinda explains, the telephone didn’t really feel sizzling to the touch when she was utilizing it and the telephone cable was nearly model new. Very scary!
Apple additionally issued a warning when utilizing their iPhones, urging prospects to solely use chargers that say MiA or Made for iPhone. You must also concentrate on any counterfeit MiA charging cables which can be extensively obtainable on the web, in accordance with Apple.
Apple additionally warns iPhone customers to not place the telephone beneath a blanket, pillow, or your physique when it’s linked to a charger. It ought to be positioned face-up on a wi-fi charger or flat on a desk.
By no means miss a product recall once more.
At Mum Central, we all know how necessary it’s to remain on high of product well being and security issues. That is why we attempt to alert our readers when a product fails to adjust to security requirements.
Please have a learn via our product security recollects for different merchandise which have lately been recalled, together with bikes, cots, bassinets, prams and extra.
Most up-to-date product recollects:
You may observe Mum Central on Fb or join our weekly e mail updates (signup field on the correct simply above) to remain updated on all product recollects and naturally, test again to our web site for normal updates!
