Bicycle for young children - Vital
AUTHOR
- Country of origin
- Taiwan
- Notifying country
- Slovakia
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
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 taken
- Sales ban and withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- 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".
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0273/09 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2009-7
- Published
- 26 February 2009
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda: Notification 0104/09 of week 3 of 2009 has been removed; according to the national authorities the product does not pose a serious risk to the health and safety of the consumers. Notification 0153/09 from week 4 in 2009 has been updated.
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