Hopexy LED String Lights: plug and moisture problems risk fire and electric shock
The plug does not fit the socket securely and could spark and cause a fire, and the lights are not protected against moisture, so a user could touch live parts or water could get in and cause an electric shock.
What to do
Measure taken: Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace (economic operator: Other), in force from Unknown.
Note from Recalled Today: If you own this product, stop using it and contact the seller.
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Notice details
- Product
- Lighting chain
- Company
- Hopexy
- Hazard
- The plug does not meet the dimensional requirements and therefore cannot make a secure connection with the socket. This could cause the product to arc or spark during use, leading to a fire. Furthermore, the product is not protected against moisture, despite being recommended for outdoor use. Consequently, the user could touch accessible live parts or water could penetrate the product and cause an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
- Class or risk level
- Serious risk
- Notifying country
- United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland
- Countries that reacted
- None listed
- Identifiers
- Alert number: SR/04389/25
- Model or type: NYB0400A
- Measure in force since
- Unknown
- Published on Safety Gate
- December 15, 2025
- Listed on Recalled Today
- December 15, 2025
The headline, summary and steps above are written in plain English from the official notice below. Identifiers are copied exactly as the agency published them. Always check the official notice before you act.
Official notice
The notice's own wording from Safety Gate.
Hopexy Lighting chain (LED String Lights)
- Product
- Product: Lighting chain Name: LED String Lights Brand: Hopexy Description: A set of LED string lights for a Christmas tree, with a battery-operated remote control and wall plug. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B0F8HT22CY).
- Risk
- Risk type: Electric shock, Fire The plug does not meet the dimensional requirements and therefore cannot make a secure connection with the socket. This could cause the product to arc or spark during use, leading to a fire. Furthermore, the product is not protected against moisture, despite being recommended for outdoor use. Consequently, the user could touch accessible live parts or water could penetrate the product and cause an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
- Measures taken
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace (economic operator: Other), in force from Unknown Import rejected at border (economic operator: Importer), in force from 23/10/2025
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Source: European Commission, Safety Gate (CC BY 4.0); summary edited by Recalled Today CC BY 4.0 · Safety Gate
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