EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Bicycle B'TWIN “B'TWIN City bike” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0134/19
Summary
There is a defect in the front mudguard that may block the wheel during use. This could cause the cyclist to fall off the bicycle and suffer injuries.
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Product
Bicycle — B'TWIN
- Brand
- B'TWIN
- Name / model
- B'TWIN City bike · B"TWIN B' Original 900 Full Suspension Hybrid Touring, B'TWIN B' Original 500, B'TWIN B' Original 500 Hybrid Touring, B'TWIN B' Original 900 Hybrid Touring, B'TWIN VTC B' Original 700 Customable Hybrid
- Batch number(s)
- Bicycles sold between 01.01.2016 and 31.08.2018
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- City bicycle.
- Recall information: http://-
What is the risk?
- There is a defect in the front mudguard that may block the wheel during use. This could cause the cyclist to fall off the bicycle and suffer injuries.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 09/01/2019
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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