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Children’s bicycle 12’’ GBC – GBC

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 19 Feb 2009In the weekly report of 20 Feb 2009 (week 6, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Children’s bicycle 12’’ GBC
Brand
GBC
Type / model
Art. Nr. 4684516
Description
Bicycle for young children with 12” wheels. Frame of the bicycle is marked GBC. The bicycle is made in a yellow-blue-green-black colour combination. There are two big wheels and two small supporting wheels. The components are made of metal and plastic.
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because: - screws do not have protective elements, - the bicycle is not provided with two separate braking systems, - the effectiveness of the braking operation is not possible to regulate without tools, - the bicycle is not equipped with a complete chain-guard. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14765.
Measures
  • Voluntary stop of sales, withdrawal from the market and destruction of the product by the distributor
Notifying country
Latvia
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0234/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0234/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-6 (XML)
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