Product Recall Number: 18-236
Why was Adult tricycles (trikes) recalled?
The right hand wheel hubmount can bend or break, allowing the user to lose control of the trike, which can result in serious injury or death.
Product Recall Number: 18-236
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2018-09-27
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Adult tricycles (trikes)
Description:
Hazard Description: The right hand wheel hubmount can bend or break, allowing the user to lose control of the trike, which can result in serious injury or death.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: 600
Incidents: The firm has received seven reports of the hub mounts bending or breaking. No accidents or injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled trikes and return them to the place of purchase for a free repair.
Sold At: Authorized TerraTrike dealers, independent bicycle dealers and recumbent bicycle specialty stores nationwide and online at www.TerraTrike.com from May 2018 through August 2018 for between $2,000 and $3,500.
Importers: WizWheelz Inc., dba TerraTrike, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Manufacturers: Forever Machine Industrial Co., Ltd., of Taichung, Taiwan
Distributors: TerraTrike, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed