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: AMSTERDAM BICYCLES
UNITS: ABOUT 1,500 (ABOUT 9,500 BICYCLES WERE RECALLED ON JULY 22, 2008)
IMPORTER: ELECTRA BICYCLE COMPANY, LLC, OF VISTA, CALIF.
HAZARD: THE INTERIOR ALIGNMENT TABS OF THE BICYCLE’S CHAINGUARD CAN BE PUSHED AGAINST THE CHAIN CAUSING IT TO DERAIL, WHICH POSES A RISK OF INJURY TO RIDERS.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: ELECTRA HAS RECEIVED FOUR REPORTS OF THE CHAINGUARD DERAILING THE CHAIN, INCLUDING ONE REPORT OF MINOR CUTS AND ABRASION FROM A FALL.
DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES SOME AMSTERDAM MODEL BICYCLES IN THE CLASSIC 3, ORIGINAL 3, ROYAL 8, AND SPORT 3 STYLES. THE BICYCLES HAVE AN ENCLOSED CHAINGUARD. “ELECTRA” AND “AMSTERDAM” ARE PRINTED ON THE BICYCLE’S FRAME AND/OR CHAINGUARD. BICYCLES WITH FRAME NUMBERS BEGINNING WITH “EL” OR BICYCLES WITH CHAINGUARDS MARKED “06/08” ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE FRAME NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BOTTOM BRACKET.
SOLD BY: AUTHORIZED ELECTRA BICYCLE DEALERS NATIONWIDE FROM JANUARY 2007 THROUGH JUNE 2008 FOR BETWEEN $400 AND $850.
MANUFACTURED IN: TAIWAN
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP RIDING THESE BICYCLES AND CONTACT ELECTRA BICYCLE TO DETERMINE IF HIS/HER BIKE IS INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. CONSUMERS WITH A RECALLED BIKE CAN BRING IT TO AN ELECTRA BICYCLE DEALER FOR A FREE INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT CHAINGUARD PART.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT ELECTRA BICYCLE AT (800) 261-1644 BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 5 P.M. PT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.ELECTRABIKE.COM (PDF)
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