Product Recall Number: 14-096
Why was Folding Bicycles recalled?
The bicycle's frame can break during use, posing a fall hazard to the rider.
Product Recall Number: 14-096
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2014-01-30
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Folding Bicycles
Description: West Marine Jetty Express 2 and Port Runner 2 bicycle frames can break. Bikes are used in and around docks and marinas.
Hazard Description: The bicycle's frame can break during use, posing a fall hazard to the rider.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 4,600
Incidents: West Marine has received three reports of the bicycle's frame breaking, resulting in bruises and scrapes to a rider.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and return them to West Marine for a free replacement folding bicycle.
Sold At: West Marine stores nationwide, online at www.westmarine.com and in the West Marine catalog from March 2010 through July 2013 for between $300 and $400.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed