PlainRecordsCPSC · Consumer product recall
Novara Afterburner Trailer Bicycles
- Date
- Sept. 18, 2007
- Distributor
- Recreational Equipment Inc.(REI), of Kent, Wash.
- CPSC title
- REI Recalls Children's Trailer Bicycles; Can Detach from Adult Bicycle and Injure Children
- Products
- Novara Afterburner Trailer Bicycles
- Description
- This recall involves the Novara Afterburner trailer bicycle, a single-wheel children's bicycle that attaches to, and cannot be operated independently of, an adult bicycle.
- Hazard
- The children's trailer bicycle can detach from the adult bicycle, posing a fall hazard to children.
- Remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the bicycle trailer, visit the nearest REI store or contact REI for a free replacement part, a full refund or credit.
- Units
- About 5,200
- Injuries reported
- REI has received one report of a children's trailer bicycle detaching from the adult bicycle. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- REI stores nationwide from February 2007 through June 2007 for about $160.
- Made in
- China
- Consumer contact
- For additional information, contact REI at (800) 426-4840 between 4 a.m. and 11 p.m. PT seven days a week, visit the company's Web site at www.rei.com or contact your local REI store.
- Recall number
- 07578
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