Product Recall Number: 18-108
Why was UltraX and Ultra1 Folding Bicycles recalled?
The bike’s frame can break during use causing the bicycle to collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 18-108
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2018-02-26
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: UltraX and Ultra1 Folding Bicycles
Description: This recall involves Allen Sports model Ultra1 and UltraX carbon fiber folding bicycles. “ULTRA X” or “ULTRA ONE” are printed on the bicycle’s frame. Both bicycles were sold in black, have 20 speeds and wheel sizes of 451MM. The Ultra One weighs about 21 pounds and the Ultra X weighs about 18 pounds.
Hazard Description: The bike’s frame can break during use causing the bicycle to collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 150
Incidents: The firm has received two reports of the frame breaking causing the rider to fall. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and email Allen Sports at customerservice@allensportsusa.com with photo of the bicycle to receive full refund instructions.
Sold At: Online at Amazon.com and eBay from May 2014 through July 2017 for between $500 and $4,000.
Importers: The R. A. Allen Company, Inc. of Portsmouth, N.H., dba Allen Sports
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed