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The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC)
announces the following recall
in voluntary cooperation with
the firm below. Consumers should
stop using recalled products
immediately unless otherwise
instructed. |
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Name of product: |
Trek MT220 Girls Bicycles |
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Units: |
About 49,000 |
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Importer: |
Trek Bicycle Corp., of
Waterloo, Wisconsin. |
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Hazard: |
The bicycle's frame can break
during use, causing the rider to
lose control and suffer
injuries. |
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Incidents/Injuries: |
Trek has received 13 reports of
frames breaking, including four
minor injuries. |
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Description: |
This recall involves Trek girls'
bicycles model MT220 and
model years 2005 (light metallic
blue), 2006 (metallic silver and
metallic purple or pink and
pearl white), and 2007 (pink and
white pearl or metallic purple).
The model name is printed on the
frame of the bicycle. Model
year 2008 bicycles are not
included in this recall. |
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Sold at: |
Authorized Trek dealers
nationwide from April 2004
through June 2007 for about
$300. |
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Manufactured in: |
China and Taiwan |
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Remedy: |
Consumers should take the
recalled bicycle away from
children immediately and return
it to a Trek dealer for a free
replacement MT220 girl's bicycle
or a $100 discount on a
different size Trek bicycle. |
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Consumer Contact: |
For additional information,
consumers can contact Trek at
(800) 373-4594 between 8
a.m. and 5:30 p.m. CT Monday
through Friday and between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Saturday, or
visit the firm's Web site at
www.trekbikes.com. |
