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Bicycle for young children - Vital – Author

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 26 Feb 2009In the weekly report of 27 Feb 2009 (week 7, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Bicycle for young children - Vital
Brand
Author (2 alerts)
Brand as notified
AUTHOR
Type / model
Vital Junior 16“ No. of frame UA08160186 and HR1124716
Description
A child's bicycle with 16”wheels, 1 speed, back pedal brake on the rear wheel, frame in red & white colours, marked with the logo of the producer "AUTHOR".
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because: - the brake lever does not function correctly, - the handlebar grips are not sufficiently long and do not have protected ends, - the pedals do not allow the bicycle to incline, which may cause the child to fall while riding, - it is not equipped with a complete chain-guard. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14765.
Measures
  • Sales ban and withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Slovakia
Country of origin
Taiwan
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0273/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0273/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-7 (XML)
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