Brompton Bicycle Inc. 2021-04-21 Vehicles moderate CPSC
Vehicles · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-21116
Brompton Electric Folding Bicycles Recall
Issued April 21, 2021 · Brompton Bicycle Inc. · 600 units affected
In April 2021, Brompton Bicycle Inc. recalled the Brompton Electric Folding Bicycles, a moderate vehicles recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
Due to a software malfunction, the electric system can continue to provide assistance to the motor, causing continued forward momentum, when the rider is not actively pedalling, posing fall and injury hazards.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using Brompton Electric Folding Bicycles only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Brompton Bicycle Inc. to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Consumers should stop using the recalled bicycles immediately and contact the nearest authorized Brompton Electric dealer for a free software upgrade to Version 1-2-10-2.
Recall details
- Brand
- Brompton Bicycle Inc.
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- April 21, 2021
- Units affected
- 600
- Sold at
- The Brompton Junction Store in New York and authorized Brompton Electric Dealers nationwide from June 2020 through March 2021 for between $3,500 and $3,800.
- Recall number
- CPSC-21116
- Made in
- United Kingdom
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Brompton Bicycle Inc. has 3 recalls in our database.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- 600 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 218,333 US households.
- This is the 195th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2021.