Moser Enterprises Recalls Schwalbe Brand Bicycle Tires Due to Fall Hazard

October 15, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.

NAME OF PRODUCT: SCHWALBE ULTREMO R BICYCLE TIRES

UNITS: ABOUT 5,000

IMPORTER: MOSER ENTERPRISES, OF CANADA

MANUFACTURER: RALF BOHLE GMBH, OF GERMANY

HAZARD: THE TIRE LAYERS COULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE INNER TUBE TO RUPTURE, POSING A FALL HAZARD TO CONSUMERS.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: NONE REPORTED.

DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INCLUDES SCHWALBE ULTREMO R BICYCLE TIRES. “SCHWALBE” AND “ULTREMO R” ARE PRINTED ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES.

SOLD AT: BICYCLE SPECIALTY STORES AND ON THE WEB AT WWW.SCHWALBETIRES.COM FROM APRIL 2009 THROUGH MAY 2009 FOR ABOUT $75.

MANUFACTURED IN: INDONESIA

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING BICYCLES WITH THE RECALLED TIRES AND CONTACT THEIR LOCAL BICYCLE DEALER FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT SET OF TIRES.

CUSTOMER CONTACT: FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MOSER ENTERPRISES TOLL-FREE AT (888) 700-5860 BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 5 P.M. PT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.SCHWALBETIRES.COM

 

PICTURE OF RECALLED BICYCLE TIRE

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