EU alert · Safety Gate Risk: Other types of alerts Hobby/sports equipment
Children’s bicycle woom “woom 4, woom 5 and woom 6” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/0130/19
Summary
The compression-based joint between the fork shaft and fork crown may become loose. Consequently, the fork and front wheel could detach from the bicycle while riding, increasing the risk of accidents.
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Children’s bicycle — woom
- Brand
- woom
- Name / model
- woom 4, woom 5 and woom 6 · woom 4 (20"), woom 5 (24") and woom 6 (26")
- Batch number(s)
- Batch numbers 1809 to 1904
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Children’s bicycle intended for three different age ranges (6 to 8, 7 to 11 and 10 to 14 years of age). The product was also sold online.
- Recall information: https://woombikes.com/safety-notice
What is the risk?
- The compression-based joint between the fork shaft and fork crown may become loose. Consequently, the fork and front wheel could detach from the bicycle while riding, increasing the risk of accidents.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): The manufacturer has provided the affected customers with an easy to mount screw assembly
- Date of entry into force: 05/11/2019
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗