EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Bicycle ORBEA “Avant” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1223/14
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries because the fork can fracture and lead to a breakage, which would cause immediate loss of rider control over the bicycle.
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Product
Bicycle — ORBEA
- Brand
- ORBEA
- Name / model
- Avant · AVANT (manufactured since July 2013)B122TTCC AVANT M10D 14;B147TTCC AVANT M-LTD 14.
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Road bicycle with hydraulic disc brakes. Bicycle frames and forks can also be sold separately, with model codes B908TTCC AVANT OMP 14 y B907TTCC AVANT H 14.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries because the fork can fracture and lead to a breakage, which would cause immediate loss of rider control over the bicycle.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 07/07/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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