Product Recall Number: 21-116
Why was Brompton Electric Folding Bicycles recalled?
Due to a software malfunction, the electric system can continue to provide assistance to the motor, causing continued forward momentum, when the rider is not actively pedalling, posing fall and injury hazards.
Product Recall Number: 21-116
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2021-04-21
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Brompton Electric Folding Bicycles
Description: This recall involves Brompton Electric Folding Bicycles. The bicycles have a three section folding frame, 16-inch wheels and were sold in black, white, Turkish green & bolt lacquer. The serial number is printed on a label on the frame of the bicycle. For a full list of the serial numbers included in the recall, visit https://us.brompton.com/recall.
Hazard Description: Due to a software malfunction, the electric system can continue to provide assistance to the motor, causing continued forward momentum, when the rider is not actively pedalling, posing fall and injury hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 600
Incidents: The firm has received one report of a software issue that caused a bicycle to provide continued assistance when the rider had stopped pedalling. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled bicycles immediately and contact the nearest authorized Brompton Electric dealer for a free software upgrade to Version 1-2-10-2.
Sold At: The Brompton Junction Store in New York and authorized Brompton Electric Dealers nationwide from June 2020 through March 2021 for between $3,500 and $3,800.
Importers: Brompton Bicycle Inc., of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United Kingdom
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed