WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Burley Design Cooperative, of Eugene, Ore., is
voluntarily recalling about 2,200 Burley-Bravo™ bicycle trailers, used
to transport young children. The wheel can separate from these trailers
during use, and result in crashes and injuries to children riding
inside. Loss of control to the bicycle pulling these trailers also can
cause the riders to crash and suffer injuries.
Burley has received one report of a wheel coming off of one of
these trailers, causing the bicycle rider to fall and suffer minor
injuries.
Burley-Bravo™ trailers included in this recall were made between
November 1999 and June 2000 with serial numbers 430-01-1 through 430-29-
160. Serial numbers, manufacturing date and the words "BRAVO TRAILER"
are located on a label on the underside of the aluminum frame adjacent
to the right wheel. The blue and yellow trailers are designed to carry
two children. They are 34 inches long (not including hitch), 26 inches
wide and 33 inches high with a weight capacity of 100 pounds. Writing on
the front of the trailer reads, "BURLEY." Writing on the trailer's
rain/sun cover reads, "Burley Bravo."
Authorized Burley dealers and bicycle shops nationwide sold these
trailers from November 1999 through June 2000 for about $350.
Consumers should stop using these Burley-Bravo™ trailers
immediately, and return them to the store where purchased for a free
inspection and repair, if needed. For more information, contact Burley
at (800) 311-5294 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.
No other models of Burley trailers are involved in this recall.
