CPSC Consumer Product Recalls
Brompton Bicycle Recalls Electric Folding Bicycles Due to Fall and Injury Hazards
- Recall number
- 21116
- Title
- Brompton Bicycle Recalls Electric Folding Bicycles Due to Fall and Injury Hazards
- Recall date
- 2021-04-21T00:00:00
- Manufacturers
- []
- Made in
- [{"Country":"United Kingdom"}]
- Importers
- [{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Brompton Bicycle Inc., of Brooklyn, N.Y."}]
- Distributors
- []
- Sold at
- [{"CompanyID":"","Name":"The Brompton Junction Store in New York and authorized Brompton Electric Dealers nationwide from June 2020 through March 2021 for between $3,500 and $3,800."}]
- Products
- [{"CategoryID":"","Description":"","Model":"","Name":"Brompton Electric Folding Bicycles","NumberOfUnits":"About 600","Type":""}]
- UPCs
- []
- Hazards
- [{"HazardType":"","HazardTypeID":"","Name":"Due to a software malfunction, the electric system can continue to provide assistance to the motor, causing continued forward momentum, when the rider is not actively pedalling, posing fall and injury hazards."}]
- Remedies
- [{"Name":"Consumers should stop using the recalled bicycles immediately and contact the nearest authorized Brompton Electric dealer for a free software upgrade to Version 1-2-10-2."}]
- Injuries reported
- [{"Name":"The firm has received one report of a software issue that caused a bicycle to provide continued assistance when the rider had stopped pedalling. No injuries have been reported."}]
- Description
- This recall involves Brompton Electric Folding Bicycles. The bicycles have a three section folding frame, 16-inch wheels and were sold in black, white, Turkish green & bolt lacquer. The serial number is printed on a label on the frame of the bicycle. For a full list of the serial numbers included in the recall, visit https://us.brompton.com/recall.
- Notice
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Brompton-Bicycle-Recalls-Electric-Folding-Bicycles-Due-to-Fall-and-Injury-Hazards
- Last published
- 2021-04-21T00:00:00
Where this comes from
- Register
- CPSC Consumer Product Recalls
- Publisher
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- File
- pages.json
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- Size
- 7128028 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-24
- Read
- 2026-09-29T07:51:23.679Z
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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CPSC Consumer Product Recalls (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission), pages.json, sha256 1b022dde64a0, published 2026-09-24