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Pacific Cycle Recalls Children's Trailer Bicycles; Can Detach from Adult Bicycle and Injure Children is CPSC recall #08156, announced on January 8, 2008. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The "Pathfinder," "Run About," and "Alley Cat" are single-wheeled, children's bicycles that connect to an adult's bicycle by a coupler. The recall includes model numbers: 12-PF250, 13-SC250, 13-SC350 and M5101. The model number is located on the lower seat tube of the frame. The affected couplers have welded plates; bicycles that have couplers with cast parts are not included in this recall. The remedy is consumers should stop using the trailer bicycle immediately and contact the firm for a free repair kit.. Affected brand: Pacific Cycle Inc..
The "Pathfinder," "Run About," and "Alley Cat" are single-wheeled, children's bicycles that connect to an adult's bicycle by a coupler. The recall includes model numbers: 12-PF250, 13-SC250, 13-SC350 and M5101. The model number is located on the lower seat tube of the frame. The affected couplers have welded plates; bicycles that have couplers with cast parts are not included in this recall.
Affected products
InStep "Pathfinder," Schwinn "Run About," and Mongoose "Alley Cat" Trailer Bicycles
Recalled brands
Pacific Cycle Inc.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using the trailer bicycle immediately and contact the firm for a free repair kit.
Recall date
January 8, 2008
CPSC recall #08156 covers Pacific Cycle Recalls Children's Trailer Bicycles; Can Detach from Adult Bicycle and Injure Children, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on January 8, 2008. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The "Pathfinder," "Run About," and "Alley Cat" are single-wheeled, children's bicycles that connect to an adult's bicycle by a coupler. The recall includes model numbers: 12-PF250, 13-SC250, 13-SC350 and M5101. The model number is located on the lower seat tube of the frame. The affected couplers have welded plates; bicycles that have couplers with cast parts are not included in this recall.
The CPSC remedy for recall #08156 is consumers should stop using the trailer bicycle immediately and contact the firm for a free repair kit.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
If you sell Pacific Cycle Recalls Children's Trailer Bicycles; Can Detach from Adult Bicycle and Injure Children on Shopify, stop selling the affected units immediately, notify customers who purchased them, and consider whether you have a Section 15(b) reporting obligation to the CPSC. RecallDocket helps Shopify merchants identify affected SKUs and prepare the required safety report.
The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2008/Pacific-Cycle-Recalls-Childrens-Trailer-Bicycles-Can-Detach-from-Adult-Bicycle-and-Injure-Children. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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