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Chariot Carriers Recalls Child Bicycle Trailers and Conversion Kits
January 14, 2012
Chariot Trailer on recall
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of the 44,000 Chariot bicycle trailers and 70,000 bicycle trailer conversion kits. The bicycle trailer’s hitch mechanisms can crack and break, causing the trailer to detach from the bicycle. This poses an injury hazard to children in the bicycle trailer.
24 incidents worldwide have been reported, three of which occurred in the United States, involving the bicycle trailers and the conversion kits.
The recalled trailers have serial numbers from 1205-xxxx to 0710-xxxx (representing manufacture dates December 2005 through July 2010) located the left side on the frame. Recalled conversion kits have hitch arms that attach the carrier to the bicycle with model number “20100503” printed on a label attached to the aluminum tube next to the warning label. Older conversion kits without a label, but with a release push button located where the hitch arm inserts into the carrier, are also being recalled.
Chariot Versa Wing
These items were sold at specialty bicycle stores nationwide and on various websites from December 2005 through August 2010 for Chariot bicycle trailers. The conversion kits were sold between October 2002 and August 2011.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycle trailers and bicycle trailer conversion kits and contact Chariot Carriers for a free repair kit which the consumer can install.
For more information, contact Chariot Carriers at (800) 262-8651 between 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website.
Website: http://www.chariotcarriers.com
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