Burley Design Recalls Tailwind Racks for Trailercycles Due to Fall Hazard
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2013-11-26). Hazards: fall. About 4,150 units in the US and 17 in Canada.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 14033 |
| Published | 2013-11-26 |
| Last updated | 2015-01-07 |
| Product category | Bicycles and Bicycle Accessories |
| Products | Tailwind bicycle racks for trailercycles |
| Firm named in the title | Burley Design |
| Firms | Burley Design LLC, of Eugene, Ore. (importer) |
| Manufactured in | China |
| Units (US) | 4,150 |
| Units (Canada) | 17 |
| Hazard classes | fall |
| Remedy classes | replace, stop use |
| Sold | Independent bicycle retailers and specialty outdoor retailers nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Biketrailershop.com and other websites from November 2011 through September 2013. Individual racks sold for $65 and Kazoo and Piccolo trailercycles with Tailwind Racks sold for $300 and $350 respectively. |
Description
The Tailwind Racks are used for hitching children's trailercycles to adult size bicycles. The aluminum racks were sold individually, in black or silver, or with Kazoo or Piccolo brand trailercycles in black only. The individual racks have stock code numbers 939001 for black and 939002 for silver, which was printed on the original packaging. The racks have double side rails. Burley is printed on the curved back plate of the rack.
Hazard
The top portion of the tailwind rack that connects trailercycles to a towing bicycle can break and allow the trailercycle to disconnect, posing a fall hazard.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using the Tailwind Racks immediately and contact Burley to receive a free replacement rack. Burley will replace recalled Tailwind Racks with a steel Moose Rack.
Incidents and injuries
The firm received 11 reports of Tailwind Racks breaking, including one report of a minor leg injury in the U.S. and one report of a broken leg in the UK.
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