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CPSC, Pacific Cycle, LLC Announce Recall to Repair Ally Cat Tandem Bicycle Accessories is CPSC recall #02040, announced on November 14, 2001. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The "Ally Cat" tandem bicycle accessory consists of a wheel, seat, pedals, and handlebars, and attaches to the host bicycle by a hitch. The recalled "Ally Cat" has the model number AC 100, AC 200, or AC 300, which is located on the top tube in products sold by independent bicycle retailers or L.L.Bean Inc. The accessories were sold at Wal-Mart Stores under the name "Mongoose Ally Cat," with the Mongoose name appearing on the down tube of the accessory. There is an aluminum sleeve on the hitch between the host bicycle and the accessory. "Ally Cat" bicycle accessories with nylon or plastic sleeves on the hitch are not included in this recall. The remedy is consumers should stop using these bicycle accessories immediately and call pacific cycle for a free replacement hitch and instructions. in addition, l.l.bean inc., which sold these bicycle accessories by catalog, will contact each of their known purchasers to provide the needed replacement parts.. Affected brand: Pacific Cycle, LLC.
The "Ally Cat" tandem bicycle accessory consists of a wheel, seat, pedals, and handlebars, and attaches to the host bicycle by a hitch. The recalled "Ally Cat" has the model number AC 100, AC 200, or AC 300, which is located on the top tube in products sold by independent bicycle retailers or L.L.Bean Inc. The accessories were sold at Wal-Mart Stores under the name "Mongoose Ally Cat," with the Mongoose name appearing on the down tube of the accessory. There is an aluminum sleeve on the hitch between the host bicycle and the accessory. "Ally Cat" bicycle accessories with nylon or plastic sleeves on the hitch are not included in this recall.
Affected products
Moongoose "Ally Cat" tandem bicycle accessories
Recalled brands
Pacific Cycle, LLC
Remedy
Consumers should stop using these bicycle accessories immediately and call Pacific Cycle for a free replacement hitch and instructions. In addition, L.L.Bean Inc., which sold these bicycle accessories by catalog, will contact each of their known purchasers to provide the needed replacement parts.
Recall date
November 14, 2001
CPSC recall #02040 covers CPSC, Pacific Cycle, LLC Announce Recall to Repair Ally Cat Tandem Bicycle Accessories, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on November 14, 2001. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The "Ally Cat" tandem bicycle accessory consists of a wheel, seat, pedals, and handlebars, and attaches to the host bicycle by a hitch. The recalled "Ally Cat" has the model number AC 100, AC 200, or AC 300, which is located on the top tube in products sold by independent bicycle retailers or L.L.Bean Inc. The accessories were sold at Wal-Mart Stores under the name "Mongoose Ally Cat," with the Mongoose name appearing on the down tube of the accessory. There is an aluminum sleeve on the hitch between the host bicycle and the accessory. "Ally Cat" bicycle accessories with nylon or plastic sleeves on the hitch are not included in this recall.
The CPSC remedy for recall #02040 is consumers should stop using these bicycle accessories immediately and call pacific cycle for a free replacement hitch and instructions. in addition, l.l.bean inc., which sold these bicycle accessories by catalog, will contact each of their known purchasers to provide the needed replacement parts.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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