PlainRecordsCPSC · Consumer product recall
Carrier rack for mounting over front bicycle wheel
- Date
- June 8, 2011
- Importer
- Quality Bicycle Products of Bloomington, Minn.
- CPSC title
- Quality Bicycle Products Recalls Civia Bicycle Racks Due to Fall Hazard
- Products
- Carrier rack for mounting over front bicycle wheel
- Description
- This recall involves Civia Loring bicycle racks. They have black aluminum tubing with bamboo panels and mount to the bicycle's front fork. The word "Civia" is printed on the rack's side panels.
- Hazard
- The bicycle rack's mounting bracket can crack or break. When this happens, the rack can fall onto the bicycle's front wheel, posing a fall hazard to the rider.
- Remedy
- Consumers should remove this rack from their bicycles immediately and contact the store where purchased for a full refund or replacement.
- Remedy options
- Replace; Refund
- Units
- About 100
- Injuries reported
- The firm has received one report of a rack mounting bracket breaking while the rider was on the bicycle, resulting in minor cuts.
- Sold at
- Independent bicycle stores nationwide from December 2009 through February 2011 for about $175.
- Made in
- Taiwan
- Consumer contact
- For additional information, contact Quality Bicycle Products toll-free at (877) 311-7686 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at http://civiacycles.com/aftermarketloringfrontrackrecall/
- Recall number
- 11241
What should I do? Something you own was recalled. What now?
Source: CPSC · Consumer product record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.