Safety regulator, Pacific Cycle LLC Announce Recall of Water Bottles Included With Girls' Bikes
Recall 01103 · Mar 13, 2001 · Pacific Cycle LLC
42,000
units affected
42,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 01103
- Date
- Mar 13, 2001
- Company
- Pacific Cycle LLC
- Units affected
- 42,000
- Product
- Water bottles included with girl's Mongoose Heart Breaker bicycles
- Product type
- Bottles (Sports/Water/Thermos)
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The recalled water bottles are 12 oz. translucent blue bottles with a white cap and a silver decal that bears the "Heart Breaker" logo. The water bottles are an accessory to Mongoose Heart Breaker Bicycles. The Mongoose Heart Breaker is a 16-inch blue girls' bicycle, which has logos on the frame that say, "Mongoose" and "Heart Breaker."
What can happen
The drinking valve on the cap can detach, presenting a potential choking hazard.
The fix
Consumers should take the bottles away from children immediately and discard them. To receive a replacement water bottle, contact Pacific Cycle.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Pacific Cycle has received two reports of drinking valves detaching. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- The bicycles with the water bottle were sold at Wal-Mart stores nationwide and on the Wal-Mart website, from July 2000 through January 2001, for about $60.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled water bottles included with girl's mongoose heart breaker bicycles?
Consumers should take the bottles away from children immediately and discard them. To receive a replacement water bottle, contact Pacific Cycle.
What is the hazard?
The drinking valve on the cap can detach, presenting a potential choking 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.