The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·01103·Announced 2001-03-13

Pacific Cycle Recalls Water Bottles Included With Girls' Bicycles

Pacific Cycle LLC is recalling water bottles included with Mongoose Heart Breaker bicycles because the drinking valve can detach, posing a choking hazard.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a choking hazard, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Pacific Cycle LLC is recalling approximately 42,000 water bottles that were included with girl's Mongoose Heart Breaker bicycles. The recalled bottles are 12 oz. translucent blue with a white cap and a silver decal bearing the "Heart Breaker" logo.

The recall is being issued because the drinking valve on the cap can detach, presenting a potential choking hazard. Pacific Cycle has received two reports of drinking valves detaching, but no injuries have been reported.

The bicycles with the water bottles were sold at Wal-Mart stores nationwide and on the Wal-Mart website from July 2000 through January 2001 for about $60. Consumers should take the bottles away from children immediately and discard them. To receive a replacement water bottle, consumers may call Pacific Cycle toll-free at (800) 626-2811 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the Pacific Cycle website at www.mongoose.com.

The recalled product

Product
Water bottles included with girl's Mongoose Heart Breaker bicycles
Manufacturer
Pacific Cycle LLC, of McFarland, Wis.
Category
Consumer Product — Bottles (Sports/Water/Thermos)
Hazard
Affected units
42,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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