EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Bicycle Scott “2022 SCOTT Speedster road and gravel bikes” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00201/23
Summary
The steering tube in the front fork can break, which can cause the user to fall and be injured. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.
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Product
Bicycle — Scott
- Brand
- Scott
- Name / model
- 2022 SCOTT Speedster road and gravel bikes · 286437 - Speedster 40 (EU), 286438 - Speedster 50 (EU), 286442 - Speedster 40 (CN), 286443 - Speedster 50 (CN), 286465 - Speedster Gravel 40 EQ (EU), 286466 - Speedster Gravel 40 EQ (CN), 286466 - Speedster Gravel 50 (EU), 286472 - Speedster Gravel 50 (CN
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Bicycles branded for road and for gravel-like terrain.
What is the risk?
- The steering tube in the front fork can break, which can cause the user to fall and be injured. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Warning consumer of the risk an the affected forks will be replaced at no cost.
- Date of entry into force: 16/01/2023
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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