15,000 Youngsters’s Scooters Recalled Due To Fall Hazard — What To Know
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Jetson Electrical Bikes has recalled greater than 15,000 kids’s scooters in its Jetson Nova and Star 3-Wheel Kick manufacturers. The recall was issued after a number of reviews have been obtained of the scooters’ wheels loosening or falling off, making a fall hazard, in line with a recall discover posted by the U.S. Shopper Product Security Fee (CPSC).
“We apologize for any inconvenience this will likely trigger,” Jetson Electrical Bikes wrote in a press release posted to their website. “We’re mailing out free kits with all the required {hardware} and directions to carry out the restore and remove the wheel detachment subject.”
Why are the Jetson Electrical Bike model scooters being recalled?
The voluntary recall comes after Jetson obtained 12 reviews of the scooters’ wheels loosening or falling off. The recall discover states that of these reviews, one resulted in an damage to a baby who obtained scratches/bruises to their face.
Following the reviews, Jetson “decided that one of many entrance wheels” on the scooters “can detach because of the loosening of a bolt that secures the wheel, making a fall hazard.”
Which scooters are included within the recall?
The recall consists of the Jetson Nova and Star 3-Wheel Kick Scooters, bought in 5 colours, together with pink, purple, inexperienced, teal, and blue, for roughly $40 every.
The recalled scooters have been bought on the corporate’s web site at ridejetson.com, plus at Goal shops nationwide and on-line at Goal.com from September 2022 via February 2023. The Jetson Star was additionally bought at Costco warehouses and on Costco.ca between October 2022 and February 2023.
To examine you probably have one of many recalled scooters, Jeton says there is a label on the scooter’s base which accommodates the mannequin and serial numbers.
“You could find your product’s 16 or 17-character serial quantity on a white sticker adhered to the underside of the scooter deck,” Jetson’s web site explains. “It begins with a ’61.'”
Solely scooters with the next mannequin and serial numbers are included within the recall:
- Mannequin: JNOVA-BLU – with the serial numbers: 61302BLU072200001 to 61302BLU072203800
- Mannequin: JNOVA-GRN – with the serial numbers: 61302GRN082200001 to 61425GRN112200900
- Mannequin: JNOVA-PUR – with the serial numbers: 61302PUR072200001 to 61302PUR072203790
- Mannequin: JNOVA-RED – with the serial numbers: 61302RED072200001 to 61302RED072203800
- Mannequin: JSTAR-CAN-BLU – with the serial numbers: 61363BLU072221121 to 61363BLU0722013468
What ought to mother and father do if they’ve the recalled product?
In line with the recall discover, Jetson and CPSC are asking shoppers to “instantly discontinue use of the merchandise” and to contact Jetson for a free restore package.
“We’re mailing out free kits with all the required {hardware} and directions to carry out the restore and remove the wheel detachment subject,” Jetson notes. “The restore takes roughly two minutes and doesn’t require further instruments.”
The CPSC recall explains that the free restore package consists of “two screws, two bolts, and an Allen key, together with restore directions and a QR code hyperlink to an set up video. Shoppers is not going to want further instruments to put in the restore package.”
For extra data or to request a free restore package, shoppers can attain out to Jetson on their web site at ridejetson.com or through e-mail at [email protected].
