Loocar Accessories steering wheel cover withdrawn from the market over chemical risk
EU authorities ordered the withdrawal of this product (Loocar Accessories steering wheel cover) after it was found to pose a chemical risk. Here is how to tell if you have it, and what to do next.
How to identify it
- Product
- Car steering wheel
- Brand
- Loocar Accessories
- Barcode
- Batch / lot
- 3APSWCB40
- Made in
- Unknown
- Category
- Other products
Why it's dangerous
The plastic of the product has an excessive concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), ) notably Benzo (a)pyrene (BaP), Benzo (e)pyrene (BeP), Benz (a)anthracene (BaA), Chrysene (CHR), Benzo (b)fluoranthene (BbFA), Benzo (j)fluoranthene (BjFA, Benzo (k)fluoranthene (BkFA), and Dibenz(a,h)anthracene (DBAhA) (measured values: 7.2 mg/kg, 7.1 mg/kg, 35.2 mg/kg, 27.6 mg/kg, 7.5 mg/kg, 2.6 mg/kg, 3.6 mg/kg and 0.6 mg/kg by weight respectively). These PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction.
What the authorities did
Source
Last synced 3 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTC. SafeCart is an independent company, not an EU body. This page summarises the official notice, which is the authoritative record.