OPSS Not provided Hobby sports equipment
Product Safety Report: Smyth's Brand Children’s Bikes (2110-0232)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2110-0232
Reason for the recall
- This product poses a risk of injuries as the incorrect housing cable may have been used and over time this may affect the performance of the brakes
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Smyth’s Brand Children’s Bikes sold 1st January to 31st July 2021.
- Category
- Hobby sports equipment
- Country of origin
- Philippines
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Smyth’s Brand Children’s Bikes sold 1st January to 31st July 2021.
- Hazard: This product poses a risk of injuries as the incorrect housing cable may have been used and over time this may affect the performance of the brakes
- Corrective action: Smyth’s have issued a customer safety notice: Customers are being advised to return products to their local Smyths Toys Superstores for inspection. For more information please see: https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/product-information.
- Product information
- Type
- Hobby / Sports Equipment – Children’s bikes
- Sales period
- The bikes affected are only those that have been sold from 1st January to 31st July 2021
- Country of Origin
- Philippines
- Product description
- Children’s bike available in multiple colours. Affected models are listed on the Smyth’s website.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- This product poses a risk of injuries as the incorrect housing cable may have been used and over time this may affect the performance of the brakes.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005
- Corrective action
- Smyth’s have issued a customer safety notice: Customers are being advised to return products to their local Smyths Toys Superstores for inspection. For more information please see: https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/product-information.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2110-0232
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- Smyth’s have issued a customer safety notice: Customers are being advised to return products to their local Smyths Toys Superstores for inspection. For more information please see: https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/product-information.
- Product information
- Type
- Hobby / Sports Equipment – Children’s bikes
- Sales period
- The bikes affected are only those that have been sold from 1st January to 31st July 2021
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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