Faraday Bicycles Inc. 2019-07-02 Vehicles serious CPSC
Vehicles · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-19156
Faraday electric Porteur, Porteur S, Cortland and Cortland S Bicycle Seat Posts Recall
Issued July 2, 2019 · Faraday Bicycles Inc. · 4,450 units affected
In July 2019, Faraday Bicycles Inc. recalled the Faraday electric Porteur, Porteur S, Cortland and Cortland S Bicycle Seat Posts, a serious vehicles recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The seat post on the bicycles can break, posing a fall hazard to the rider.
What you should do
- 1 Stop using Faraday electric Porteur, Porteur S, Cortland and Cortland S Bicycle Seat Posts right away.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Faraday Bicycles Inc. to arrange your replace. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Replace): Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bikes and contact Faraday for information on how to receive a free seat post replacement and free installation at a specialty bicycle retailer. Faraday is contacting all known purchasers directly. Consumers should not replace the seat post themselves. They should take their recalled bicycles to a specialty bicycle retailer for proper placement and fit of the replacement seat post.
Recall details
- Brand
- Faraday Bicycles Inc.
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- July 2, 2019
- Units affected
- 4,450
- Sold at
- Specialty bicycle retailers nationwide or directly to consumers by Faraday from March 2015 through March 2019 for between $2,500 and $3,500.
- Recall number
- CPSC-19156
- Made in
- Taiwan
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Faraday Bicycles Inc. has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- 4,450 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 29,438 US households.
- This is the 160th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2019.