Product Recall Number: 17-708
Why was Runner bicycles recalled?
The pedals can detach from the bionic runner bicycle, posing a fall hazard to riders.
Product Recall Number: 17-708
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-11-02
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Runner bicycles
Description: This recall involves the Gen 2 Bionic Runner bicycles that mimic running motion. The bicycles are black and have red pedals and red trim around the wheels. The bicycles have a folding frame and “BIONIC RUNNER” is printed in white on the side of the stirrups.
Hazard Description: The pedals can detach from the bionic runner bicycle, posing a fall hazard to riders.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: 240 (in addition, 5 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: The firm has received one report of a pedal detaching from the bicycle, resulting in an injury to a rider who fell off the bicycle and scraped the rider’s knees and finger.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and contact Running Trainer to receive free replacement pedals. The firm has contacted all registered owners directly.
Sold At: Online at Running Trainer’s website, www.run4.com, from May 2016 through September 2016 for about $900.
Importers: Running Trainer, of Australia
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: Ship to Order, of Las Vegas, Nev.
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed