Brompton Bicycle · Recalled
Brompton Bicycle Recalls Bicycles Due To Fall Hazard
The bicycle's bottom bracket can break during use, posing a fall hazard.
- Units
- About 8,400 (In addition, about 1,300 were sold in Canada)
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $1,200–$3,000
- Remedy
- Replace
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
This recall involves Folding Brompton bicycles with "Brompton" printed on the bicycle's frame. Only bicycles with serial numbers 1403284144 to 1705150001 (manufactured from April 2014 through May 2017) are included in the recall. The serial number is printed on a curved plate or sticker, applied to the rear of the seat tube. If the barcode sticker on the bike is faded or rubbed off, submit the six digit frame number stamped into the metal plate behind the bottom bracket and seat tube via email to support@brompton.com to receive the correlating serial number.
The file
- Sold at
- Specialty bicycle stores and Brompton dealers nationwide from April 2014 through September 2017 for between $1,200 and $3,000
- Product type
- Not stated
- Made in
- Great Britain
- Recalled by
- Brompton Bicyle Inc., of Brooklyn, New York
Incident log
None reported
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and contact an authorized Brompton dealer for free installation of a new bottom bracket cartridge.
Brompton at 800-578-6785 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.brompton.com and click on Voluntary recall for more information.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
