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
 
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