Children’s bicycle

woom · woom 4, woom 5 and woom 6

What is the danger

The compression-based joint between the fork shaft and fork crown may become loose.

Consequently, the fork and front wheel could detach from the bicycle while riding, increasing the risk of accidents.

The manufacturer has provided the affected customers with an easy to mount screw assembly Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 5 November 2019

Description: Children’s bicycle intended for three different age ranges (6 to 8, 7 to 11 and 10 to 14 years of age). The product was also sold online.
Brand: woom
Model / type: woom 4 (20"), woom 5 (24") and woom 6 (26")
Batch: Batch numbers 1809 to 1904

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

Alert number: INFO/0130/19 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2019-048
Published: 20 November 2019
Corrigendum: Notification A12/1741/19 has been temporarily withdrawn from report 47-2019 of 22-11-2019 at the request of the notifying authority while waiting results of further investigation. Notification INFO/0121/19 published on weekly report 2019-44 has been upgraded to article 12 notification (serious risk) with reference number A12/1810/19. The upgrade was done upon request of the notifying authority after providing detailed description of the risk.