Trek Recalls Girls Bicycles Due To Frame Failure
Released: Thursday, February 07, 2008 by CPSC
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Trek Bicycle Corp., of Waterloo, Wis., is voluntarily recalling about 49,000 Trek MT220 Girls Bicycles. The bicycle’s frame can break during use, causing the rider to lose control and suffer injuries.
Recall Details
Product
Trek MT220 Girls Bicycles
Description
This recall involves Trek girls’ bicycles model MT220 and model years 2005 (light metallic blue), 2006 (metallic silver and metallic purple or pink and pearl white), and 2007 (pink and white pearl or metallic purple). The model name is printed on the frame of the bicycle. Model year 2008 bicycles re not included in this recall.
Hazards
The bicycle’s frame can break during use, causing the rider to lose control and suffer injuries.
Incidents
Trek has received 13 reports of frames breaking, including four minor injuries.
Remedy
Consumers should take the recalled bicycle away from children immediately and return it to a Trek dealer for a free replacement MT220 girl’s bicycle or a $100 discount on a different size Trek bicycle.
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- 1. Trek Recall PDF
- This is a PDF from Trek with additional details of the recall. This PDF is from the trekbikes.com website.
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- 2. Trek Bikes Recall Page
- Previous trek bike recalls.
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Comments
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Here is a great reason to promote bicycle helmets. I really enjoy Trek bicycles, and glad to see them fixing this problem. I feel sorry for those who were injured.
gomaxmt commented on 2/7/2008