Firm no longer in business. Remedy is no longer available. Destroy and discard them.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2006 Release #06-107 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 553-8324 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: 2006 Performance Travel Trac Trainers
Units: About 10,200
Importer: Performance Inc., of Chapel Hill, N.C.
Hazard: The base of the trainer has a blocking mechanism that can break causing the bicycle to disengage from the stand, posing a fall hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: Performance has received two reports of the bike trainers breaking, though no injuries have been reported.
Description: Trainers are folding stands that lift and apply resistance to the rear wheel of a standard bike which converts it to a stationary trainer. The CenturyV trainers are gloss black with red and white decals running vertically along the rear face of the rear support legs. The left leg has an additional vertical red "Travel Trac CenturyV" decal. The Travel Trac Mag Force+ has gray front legs and red rear legs. The right rear leg has a large vertical decal on its rear face with "Mag Force" in large yellow letters and "Travel Trac" in small white letters. The recalled models' UPC and item numbers are printed on the packaging. The item number is also printed on the bottom of the last page of the owner's manual. The following are the recalled models:
Model | Item # | UPC |
---|---|---|
Travel Trac CenturyV Fluid | 40-2317 | 400012288654 |
Travel Trac CenturyV Fluid+ | 40-2318 | 400012289804 |
Travel Trac CenturyV Mag+ | 40-2319 | 400012289989 |
Travel Trac Mag Force+ | 40-2323 | 400012290206 |
Sold at: Performance stores nationwide, as well as Performance's Web site and catalogs, from August 2005 through February 2006 for about $300.
Manufactured in: Italy
Remedy: The firm is no longer in business. Consumers should immediately stop using these bicycles trainers and destroy and discard them.
Nota: Puede haber declaraciones individuales de los comisionados sobre este tema. Para buscar las declaraciones (en inglés) sobre este u otros temas visite www.cpsc.gov/commissioners.
La Comisión de Seguridad de Productos del Consumidor de EE.UU. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC) se encarga de proteger al público contra riesgos irrazonables de lesión o muerte asociados al uso de miles de tipos de productos del consumidor. Muertes, lesiones y daños a la propiedad debido a incidentes con productos del consumidor le cuestan al país más de $1 billón de dólares al año. La labor de la CPSC ha contribuido a una disminución en el índice de lesiones asociadas a los productos del consumidor en los últimos 50 años.
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