Electrical appliances from Vietnam

15 official alerts and recalls concern electrical appliances made in Vietnam: 10 from EU Safety Gate and 5 from US CPSC. The first dates from 18 November 2020, the latest from 22 September 2026. In the last four complete quarters there were 3, down from 5 in the four quarters before. The hazards named most often are electric shock (53%), fire (40%) and injuries (20%). Read from the official risk descriptions, the most common reasons are insufficient insulation or moisture protection (53%), overheats, melts or short-circuits (40%) and live parts can be touched (27%). 50% of the EU alerts were marked as sold online, and 30% name an online marketplace, most often eBay and Amazon. The most common outcome was recalled from consumers (50% of EU alerts); 50% included a measure ordered by an authority. Chemicals named in the official risk descriptions include lead and phthalates.