Brompton Bicycle Recalls Bicycles Due To Fall Hazard
Recall 18074 · Dec 21, 2017 · Brompton Bicycle
8,400
units affected
8,400
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 18074
- Date
- Dec 21, 2017
- Company
- Brompton Bicycle
- Units affected
- 8,400
- Product
- Folding Brompton bicycles
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
This recall involves Folding Brompton bicycles with "Brompton" printed on the bicycle's frame. Only bicycles with serial numbers 1403284144 to 1705150001 (manufactured from April 2014 through May 2017) are included in the recall. The serial number is printed on a curved plate or sticker, applied to the rear of the seat tube. If the barcode sticker on the bike is faded or rubbed off, submit the six digit frame number stamped into the metal plate behind the bottom bracket and seat tube via email to support@brompton.com to receive the correlating serial number.
What can happen
The bicycle's bottom bracket can break during use, posing a fall hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and contact an authorized Brompton dealer for free installation of a new bottom bracket cartridge.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported
- Sold at
- Specialty bicycle stores and Brompton dealers nationwide from April 2014 through September 2017 for between $1,200 and $3,000
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled folding brompton bicycles?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and contact an authorized Brompton dealer for free installation of a new bottom bracket cartridge.
What is the hazard?
The bicycle's bottom bracket can break during use, posing a fall hazard.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.