Product Recall Number: 16-153
Why was Tern folding bicycles recalled?
The bike’s frame can crack at the hinge on the top tube, posing a fall hazard.
Product Recall Number: 16-153
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-04-26
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Tern folding bicycles
Description: The bike's frame can crack at the hinge on the top tube.
Hazard Description: The bike’s frame can crack at the hinge on the top tube, posing a fall hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 220 (in addition, about 175 were recalled in June 2013)
Incidents: Stile Products has received four reports of incidents of the frame hinge cracking, resulting in minor scrapes, bruises and one sprained shoulder.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop riding the bicycle and contact Stile Products or take the bike to an authorized dealer. Consumers will receive a free frame and have it installed at no cost.
Sold At: "Authorized Stile/Tern dealers nationwide from January 2012 to April 2016 for between $1,800 and $3,000."
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: "Alu Maga Industrial Co., Ltd., of Taiwan"
Distributors: "Stile Products, Inc., of Lakewood, Calif."
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed