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Bicycle Child Carriers Recalled Due to Fall Hazard
The carrier is a seat for a child that is attached to the back of an adult bicycle. The carrier is gray plastic with a blue rubber back and seat pad, a gray head rest, and black straps. Model number SW571T is printed on the carrier's packaging and in the owner's manual. "PTI" is printed on a yellow warning sticker on the back of the carrier seat.
| Recall date | May 9, 2006 |
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| Recall number | 06159 |
| Units | About 14,000 |
| Hazard | If the seat is not fully seated on the rack, the plastic guide tabs on the carrier can break. If these tabs break, it could cause the seat to fall off. This poses a risk of serious injury to a child seated in the carrier. |
| Remedy | Consumers should immediately stop using the bicycle child carriers. Do not return the carrier to store. Contact PTI Sports for a free safety bracket and revised installation instructions. |
| Injuries | PTI Sports has received five reports of the bicycle child carriers falling, including three reports of minor injuries, such as bumps and scratches. |
| Sold at | Department stores, discount department stores, and military exchanges nationwide from September 2004 through November 2005 for about $50. |
| Manufacturer | PTI Sports Inc., of Coral Gables, Fla. |
| Made in | China |
| Contact | For additional information, contact PTI Sports at (800) 515-0074 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, e-mail the firm at customerservice@ptisports.com, or visit the firm's web site at www.schwinnbike.com |
Photos from CPSC
Copied from CPSC's recall record 3269, last published by CPSC June 11, 2024, read November 6, 2026. If anything here differs from CPSC's notice, CPSC's notice is right.