The popular retailer
Meijer Inc. has announced the recall of approximately 68,000 bicycles due to
faulty pedals that could cause a bicycle accident due to a fall. The recall includes models of Huffy,
Iron Horse, Moongoose, Northwoods, Pacific, Razor, and Schwinn bicycles. According the
CPSC website, the pedals on these
models can detached from the bicycle during use, thus creating a dangerous
situation for riders. To date, there have been 16 reports of injuries in bike accidents caused by
the defective pedals.
The recalled bicycles
were sold exclusively at Meijer stores from March 2012 through August 2012 in
Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. The affected bikes have a “Serve-U-Success”
assembly sticker attached to the bottom or back of the bicycle frame. Click here to visit
Meijer’s website for a full list of the recalled models.
Keating Law Offices has
significant experience and success with product liability cases and injuries resulting from bike usage. In Illinois the
manufacturer of a product can be held liable when their product fails and the
person was using the product in a reasonably foreseeable manner. Obviously, if
would be reasonably foreseeable for a rider to expect a bike pedal to not break
so any injury occurred could be the basis for a claim against the
manufacturer.
If you have any questions
regarding this post or an issue involving Illinois personal
injury law, please contact Illinois Bicycle Attorney Mike Keating at
312-208-7702 or MKeating@KeatingLegal.com 24 hours a day,
7 days a week. All e-mails and phone calls are returned promptly. All initial
consultations are confidential and free.
