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Mighty Ape - RoyalBaby Childrens Bicycles

Official notice

10 Sept 2020

Last checked

10 Sept 2020

An official Product Safety NZ notice concerns Mighty Ape - RoyalBaby Childrens Bicycles. Some bicycles have the handlebar brakes installed the wrong way around.There is an increased risk of an injury to the rider.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Product Safety Standards (Pedal Bicycle) Regulations 2000, if the handlebar brakes are installed the wrong way around and also, because the bicycles are not marked with a New Zealand or Australian importer address. Published 2020-09-10.

What to do now

Mighty Ape will be in contact with all customers that were originally sold an affected bicycle via email to arrange a kit to be sent via courier: - An address label and instructions for fitting it. - Instructions to check the brake levers.If your handlebar brake levers are the wrong way around, contact Mighty Ape to organise a qualified technician to swap them to the correct side.

Official notice

2020-09-10

The hazard

Some bicycles have the handlebar brakes installed the wrong way around.There is an increased risk of an injury to the rider.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Product Safety Standards (Pedal Bicycle) Regulations 2000, if the handlebar brakes are installed the wrong way around and also, because the bicycles are not marked with a New Zealand or Australian importer address.

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Affected products

Product 1

Potentially affected bicycles sold at Mighty Ape from September 2018 to December 2019 Royal Baby 18-20 inch bicycles:• RoyalBaby: BMX Freestyle 18 and 20 inch Bike (Blue, Green, Orange, Pink & Red)• RoyalBaby: BMX Freestyle 18 and 20 inch Bike (Blue, Green, Orange, Pink & Red)• RoyalBaby: Bull Dozer 18 inch Bike (Black & Yellow)• RoyalBaby: Jenny G-4 18 and 20 inch Bike (White)• RoyalBaby: Mermaid G-3 18 inch Bike (Pink)• RoyalBaby: Space No.1 18 inch Alloy Bike (Black & Orange)

Risk / hazard

Some bicycles have the handlebar brakes installed the wrong way around.There is an increased risk of an injury to the rider.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Product Safety Standards (Pedal Bicycle) Regulations 2000, if the handlebar brakes are installed the wrong way around and also, because the bicycles are not marked with a New Zealand or Australian importer address.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

NZ · New Zealand

Affected area 1

NZ · New Zealand

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Mighty Ape. Contact: Mighty Ape Ltd.

Source & status

Tier

official

Category

KIDS

Classification

Product recall

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Classification

Product recall

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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