Charging Adapter
December 27, 2001
Recall of Charging Adapter Attached to Electric Shaver
The charging adapter attached to the charging type electric shaver (sold by: Seiko S-Yard Co., Ltd.Manufactured by: Izumi Products Company) caused smoking and ignition accidents.
The companies have investigated the causes of the accidents to find that the following products may cause the smoking and the ignition so that they have recalled the appropriate products so far, however, accidents occurred from non-recalled products are still reported.To prevent an accident before occurring, the National Institute of Technology and
Evaluation provides the information of the accident occurrence situations and calls attention of the users.
1. Target Products
- Sold by:
- Seiko S-Yard Co., Ltd.
- Manufactured by:
- Izumi Products Company
| Products | Manufacturer's No. | Numbers of adapters |
|---|---|---|
| Charging adapter "RC01" used in common among Seiko Shaver "ES1910", "ES1815", and "ES1810". | 9D, 01, 02, 03, and 04 | 118,379 |
| Charging adapter "RC41" used for Seiko Shaver "ES1395" | 01, 01, 03, and 04 | 14,944 |
2.Accident Occurrence Situations
Smoking and ignition accidents: 244 in total (as of December 17, 2001)
- (Details)
- Fire accidents 11 cases
Products breakage and circumferential damage (including 5 cases of light burn) 213 cases
3. Origin of Accidents
A coil of a transformer of the appropriate charging adapter caused insulation failure and when a fuse resistance was molten, the material covering the circumference, which was epoxy resin, was carbonized by heat so as to have conductivity. As a result, overcurrent continuously flows to heat the appropriate part, thereby resulting in the smoking and ignition.
4. Measures taken by Companies
On June 6, 2000, the companies announced the accidents on the newspaper, opened a free dial, and started the campaign of the recall and free replacement.
After that, the companies had interviews with the press conference, presented the announcement in the newspapers and magazines, and started to insert a leaflet in a parcel of replaceable razor blades, which are sold as supplementary parts.
5. Contact Number
Please check the manufacturer's number (described on the bottom) of the charging adapter attached to the appropriate electric shaver, which you are using right now. If you use the appropriate product, immediately stop using it and make contact with the following free dial.
Seiko S-Yard Co., Ltd.
- Free Dial:
- 0120 - 120 - 643 (Accepted: from 9:00 in the morning till 5:00 in the evening)
Contact us
- Consumer Product Safety Public Relations Division Product Safety Technology Center National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
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Phone number:+81-6-6612-2066
Fax number:+81-6-6612-1617
Address:1-22-16 Nankokita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 5590034, Japan MAP