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Bicycle for young children – Bicycle 12

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 5 Mar 2009In the weekly report of 6 Mar 2009 (week 8, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Bicycle for young children
Brand
Bicycle 12
Brand as notified
Bicycle 12"
Type / model
ITEM No.: 113-012, EAN code: 6568521130124
Description
Bicycle for young children; Colour: blue with varicoloured motifs of girls, a red fork, two 12" wheels with mudguards (blue at the front, red on the rear wheel), 2 additional small stabiliser side-wheels, 1 speed, free wheel on the rear wheel, plastic blue and white baskets at the front and on the back, two independent handbrakes, 1 bicycle bell, marking on the frame – "BICYCLE", and on the sticker (rear basket) – country of origin China.
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because: - sharp edges could come into contact with the rider’s hands, - the handlebar grips do not have sufficiently enlarged and covered ends (28 mm in diameter instead of required 40 mm), - the seat pillar does not contain an insertion-depth mark located at 65 mm from the bottom of the pillar, - cracking and distortion of the saddle assembly occurs during the static strength test, - the chain-guard does not shield the inside face of the chain wheel or the junction of the chain and chain wheel,- the stabiliser wheels do not have the required dimensions and do not pass the vertical load test and the longitudinal load test. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14765.
Measures
  • Sales ban and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Notifying country
Slovakia
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0299/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0299/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-8 (XML)
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