Product Safety Report: VTEK Cordless Reciprocating Saw sold via Amazon (2610-0149)
The product presents a risk of fire as the supplied plug does not have a fuse. A fuse is required to ensure the safe operation of the product under fault conditions and without it, the product may overheat and ignite, causing a fire. The plug face also does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and cannot make a secure connection to the socket. The earth pin is sheathed, and the live and neutral pins are positioned less than 9.5 mm from the periphery of the plug face, exposing the user to live parts.
- Published by source
- 2026-11-06
- First seen by Reality Radar
- 2026-11-06
- Last verified
- 2026-11-06
Affected
- Manufacturer
- VTEK
- Products
- VTEK Cordless Reciprocating Saw sold via Amazon VTEK VTEK Cordless Reciprocating Saw sold via Amazon
- Models
- V716
Whether your exact unit is affected depends on the model, serial number and region in the official notice.
What the official notice says
Risk: high risk — The product presents a risk of fire as the supplied plug does not have a fuse. A fuse is required to ensure the safe operation of the product under fault conditions and without it, the product may overheat and ignite, causing a fire. The plug face also does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and cannot make a secure connection to the socket. The earth pin is sheathed, and
Remedy / actions:
- The import has been rejected at the border.
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Sources
- UK Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls Tier A · official published 2026-11-06
Evidence ledger
Every piece of evidence we store is appended to a public hash chain, so later edits are detectable. Anyone can re-verify it.
| Entry | Kind | Observed | Evidence hash | Entry hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4417 | new | 2026-11-06 | 532a5567a14d…248eca | a2d9b5baeb95…3e639d |
Chain head: #4420 c6bb6b5e2446…942fa3