Product Recall Number: 12190
Why was Happy Mouth Wire Mouth Bits recalled?
The steel braided wire in the mouthpiece that connects the bit on either side of the horse's cheeks can become frayed, rusted or worn, which can cause the bit to break. If this happens, the rider can lose control and fall from the horse.
Product Recall Number: 12190
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-05-30
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Happy Mouth Wire Mouth Bits
Description: Happy Mouth steel braided wire bits can become frayed, rusted or worn, which can cause the bit to break. If this happens, the rider can lose control and fall from the horse.
Hazard Description: The steel braided wire in the mouthpiece that connects the bit on either side of the horse's cheeks can become frayed, rusted or worn, which can cause the bit to break. If this happens, the rider can lose control and fall from the horse.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 3,400
Incidents: The firm has received four reports of wire bits that have broken and resulted in reports of injuries including broken and fractured bones, bruises and back pain from falls.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these bits and return them to the retailer where purchased or return the bits directly to English Riding Supply for a refund.
Sold At: Equestrian riding stores, tack shops, saddlery dealers nationwide, through mail order and by online equestrian retailers from July 2003 through April 2012 for between $30 and $51.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Soyo International Corp, of Kobe, Japan
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Korea
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed