Product Recall Number: 01-103
Why was Water bottles included with girl's Mongoose Heart Breaker bicycles recalled?
The drinking valve on the cap can detach, presenting a potential choking hazard.
Product Recall Number: 01-103
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Date: 2001-03-12
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Water bottles included with girl's Mongoose Heart Breaker bicycles
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Pacific Cycle LLC, of McFarland, Wis., is voluntarily recalling about 42,000 water bottles included in the handle bags of girls Mongoose Heart Breaker bicycles. The drinking valve on the cap can detach, presenting a potential choking hazard.Pacific Cycle has received two reports of drinking valves detaching. No injuries have been reported.The recalled water bottles are 12 oz. translucent blue bottles with a white cap and a silver decal that bears the "Heart Breaker" logo. The water bottles are an accessory to Mongoose Heart Breaker Bicycles. The Mongoose Heart Breaker is a 16-inch blue girls' bicycle, which has logos on the frame that say, "Mongoose" and "Heart Breaker."The bicycles with the water bottle were sold at Wal-Mart stores nationwide and on the Wal-Mart website from July 2000 through January 2001 for about $60.Consumers should take the bottles away from children immediately and discard them. To receive a replacement water bottle, call Pacific Cycle toll-free at (800) 626-2811 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the Pacific Cycle website at www.mongoose.com.This recall does not include water bottles included with Roadmaster Heart Breaker bicycles.
Hazard Description: The drinking valve on the cap can detach, presenting a potential choking hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 42,000
Incidents: Pacific Cycle has received two reports of drinking valves detaching. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should take the bottles away from children immediately and discard them. To receive a replacement water bottle, call Pacific Cycle toll-free at (800) 626-2811 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the Pacific Cycle website at www.mongoose.com.
Sold At: The bicycles with the water bottle were sold at Wal-Mart stores nationwide and on the Wal-Mart website from July 2000 through January 2001 for about $60.
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