
Bicycle child seat – Kitty Back Grey
Bellelli
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Notifying country
- Poland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
This product does not comply with the European standard for child seats EN 14344 on the following points: - during tests the backrest of the seat deformed and broke and sharp edges became accessible; - the clamping screw is placed between child’s legs and sticks out over the seat which can cause injuries to a child; - the clamping screw has insufficient protection against loosening which can result in collapsing of a child and driver of the bicycle; - dimensions of the seat are inappropriate. According to the standard, a bicycle seat should have at least 400 mm high backrest, while this product has only 335 mm. This incompliance can lead to head and neck injuries.
Measures taken
- Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and information to consumers ordered by the authorities Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- It is a bike seat for children up to 7 years old and weight up to 22 kg. The seat is intended to be installed in the back of a bicycle. The seat is made of grey coloured plastic. At the back of the seat there are marks: “b” (from bellelli), date of production 5/05, “TÜV Product set” and pictograms “not to leave the child in a seat on the bike” and “use the helmet while being carrying in a bike seat”.
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- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0525/07 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2007-23
- Published
- 14 June 2007
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