Product Recall Number: 16-723
Why was Children's bikes recalled?
Overinflated tires can cause the wheel rims to crack and send pieces of the plastic rim flying, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 16-723
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-01-21
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Children's bikes
Description: Overinflated tires can cause the wheel rims to crack and send pieces of the plastic rim flying, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Hazard Description: Overinflated tires can cause the wheel rims to crack and send pieces of the plastic rim flying, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 29,000 (in addition, 268 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: Chillafish has received 19 reports of plastic separating from the rims, including two reports of consumers being cut by flying plastic when pieces of the plastic rim were expelled.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop children from using the recalled bikes until the tires are deflated to a pressure at or below 32 psi and contact Chillafish for a free repair. Chillafish is contacting consumers directly.
Sold At: Sam's Club stores nationwide and online at Amazon .com, Target.com and ToysRUs.com from November 2013 through November 2015 for between $55 and $80.
Importers: Mindware Corp., of Omaha, Neb., Northwest Synergy, of Redmond, Wash. and Wal-Mart Stores, of Bentonville, Ark.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed