Reason for the recall
- The products present a serious risk of fire and explosion.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Happy Bike E-Bike Conversion
- Category
- Machinery
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: Happy Bike E-Bike Conversion
- Hazard: The products present a serious risk of fire and explosion.
- Corrective action: The products have been recalled from end users by Happy Bike Malvern.
- Product information
- Type
- Machinery - E-Bike Conversion
- Supplier
- Happy Bike
- Conversion Installations Affected
- Installations undertaken by Happy Bike Malvern October 2022-April 2024.
- Charger Model
- LW-084/200/420/002
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Product Description
- Bespoke E-Bike Conversions fitted to customers own bicycles. Source of the components vary. Battery assembled by Happy Bike.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The Class III battery supplied with the conversion featured a poor internal build quality. Testing identified poor quality connections, with wires soldered directly to the PCBs/components with no form of secondary fixing. The battery is likely to endure vibration and shock in its normal environment and could present the hazards of fire/explosion under certain fault conditions. The fuse in the battery housing was also not connected and therefore could not prevent damage to components under fault conditions.
- The conversion also does not meet the requirements of the standard for legal use on UK roads as it had a power rating double the limit of 250W, and could reach speeds greater than the maximum unassisted speed permitted.
- There were no instructions provided and some required documentation and markings were not present.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.
- Corrective action
- The affected conversion kits have been recalled from end users by Happy Bike Malvern.
- Customers should immediately stop using the bicycle with the E-bike conversion fitted, not charge the battery, and contact Happy Bike on mike@happybike.co.uk, to arrange for a safety check to be conducted, and for any necessary corrective action to be carried out.
- Additional information
- PSD number: 2404-0123
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The products have been recalled from end users by Happy Bike Malvern.
- Product information
- Type
- Machinery - E-Bike Conversion
- Supplier
- Happy Bike
- Conversion Installations Affected
- Installations undertaken by Happy Bike Malvern October 2022-April 2024.
- Charger Model
- LW-084/200/420/002
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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