Children's bicycle

Romet

Childcare articles and children's equipmentCutsInjuries

Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: Poland
Counterfeit: No

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Requirements breached

The nuts on the cranks have sharp edges. During riding or maintenance of the bicycle, these sharp edges may cut the user's leg or fingers. The bicycle seat posts have a quick-release mechanism which may cause the seat to become unstable during the ride and the child may lose its balance and fall. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 8098.

Measures taken

Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 30 March 2017

Product

Description: Children's bicycles equipped with 12" or 16'' wheels and additional side wheels (stabilisers), depending on the model.
Brand: Romet
Model / type: 1.) Diana 16Y (distributed: 18.09.2014 - 09.06.2016)2.) Salto 16B (distributed: 18.09.2014 - 10.06.2016)3.) Diana 16S (distributed: 24.08.2012 - 24.08.2016)4.) Diana 12 (distributed: 24.08.2012 - 24.08.2016)5.) Salto 16 (distributed: 01.09.2014 - 15.07.2016)6.) Salto 12 (distributed: 26.08.2012 - 26.08.2016)
Batch: 1.)59077827654472.) 59077827655073.) 59077827654534.) 59077827654135.) 59077827654916.) 5907782765439 & 5907782765422

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: A11/0066/17 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2017-016
Published: 12 April 2017
Corrigendum: Notification A11/0046/17 in Report-2017-010 has been updated following new information from the notifying authority concerning the products affected. Notification A12/0212/17 in Report-2017-008 has been withdrawn following a revised risk assessment by the notifying authority.