Stile Products Recalls Tern Folding Bicycles Due to Frame Hinge Crack Hazard
Stile Products is expanding a recall of specific Tern folding bicycles because the frame hinge can crack, posing a fall hazard. Consumers should stop riding these bikes and contact the company for a free frame replacement.
What this means for you
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 structural defect (frame hinge cracking) that poses a fall hazard and has resulted in reported injuries (scrapes, bruises, sprained shoulder), fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has been reported but is not severe.
Plain-English summary
Stile Products, Inc. is expanding its recall of certain Tern brand folding bicycles, including the Eclipse S11i and Verge S11i, X10, X20, and X30h models. The recall involves approximately 220 additional units, in addition to about 175 units recalled in June 2013. These bicycles were manufactured by Alu Maga Industrial Co., Ltd. of Taiwan and sold nationwide through authorized Stile/Tern dealers from January 2012 to April 2016 for between $1,800 and $3,000.
The recall is being issued because the bike's frame can crack at the hinge on the top tube, which poses a fall hazard. Stile Products has received four reports of incidents where the frame hinge cracked, resulting in minor scrapes, bruises, and one sprained shoulder.
Consumers should immediately stop riding the affected bicycles and contact Stile Products or take the bike to an authorized dealer. Consumers will receive a free frame and have it installed at no cost. The affected models feature a 10-character alphanumeric serial number stamped on the bottom bracket shell that begins with AM1A or ranges from AM1102 through AM1208.
The recalled product
- Product
- Tern folding bicycles
- Manufacturer
- Alu Maga Industrial Co., Ltd., of Taiwan
- Category
- Consumer Product — Bicycles
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 220
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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