Tag: e-bike

UPP E-Bike Batteries Linked to Deadly Fire Hazard

UPP E-Bike Batteries Linked to Deadly Fire Hazard

After reports of 7 fires, safety officials are warning people not to use Unit Power Pack (UPP) e-bike batteries due to a deadly safety hazard.

/ April 16, 2024
Pacific Cycle Recalls 1,700 E-Bikes After Person Burned

Pacific Cycle Recalls 1,700 E-Bikes After Person Burned

Pacific Cycle recalls 1,700 e-bikes that can catch on fire while charging after a person suffered a 2nd-degree burn injury.

/ February 1, 2024
9,000 Murf E-Bikes Recalled for Brake Safety Hazard

9,000 Murf E-Bikes Recalled for Brake Safety Hazard

Murf recalled about 9,000 e-bikes because they do not meet the U.S. safety standard, which poses fall and injury hazards.

/ November 13, 2023
Rad Power Bikes Hit With Another E-Bike Injury Lawsuit

Rad Power Bikes Hit With Another E-Bike Injury Lawsuit

A lawsuit has been filed by a man who claims that defective brakes on an e-bike made by Rad Power Bikes sent him "flying over the handlebars."

/ October 23, 2023
Ancheer E-Bikes Recalled After Battery Explosions Reported

Ancheer E-Bikes Recalled After Battery Explosions Reported

Thousands of e-bikes were recalled after 4 people were burned when the lithium-ion battery overheated, caught on fire, or exploded.

/ October 19, 2022
Brompton Recalls Folding E-Bikes After 2 Riders Hospitalized

Brompton Recalls Folding E-Bikes After 2 Riders Hospitalized

More than 2,200 Brompton foldable e-bikes were recalled after several people were seriously injured or hospitalized due to a crash hazard.

/ June 10, 2022
Around 1,600 Santa Cruz E-Bikes Recalled for Safety Hazards

Around 1,600 Santa Cruz E-Bikes Recalled for Safety Hazards

About 1,600 Santa Cruz e-bikes were recalled because the battery can fall out of the frame and another defect poses a fire hazard.

/ May 9, 2022
Specialized Recalls Electric Mountain Bike Batteries for Fire Hazard

Specialized Recalls Electric Mountain Bike Batteries for Fire Hazard

Around 2,500 battery packs for Specialized electric mountain bikes were recalled due to a fire hazard.

/ September 3, 2021
Pedego Recalls E-Bikes That Can Suddenly Speed Up and Crash

Pedego Recalls E-Bikes That Can Suddenly Speed Up and Crash

Pedego recalled about 11,600 electric bikes that can malfunction and suddenly accelerate, which poses a fall and crash hazard to riders.

/ September 23, 2020