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Thule AB RideAlong child bike seats

Official notice

10 Apr 2024

Last checked

10 Apr 2024

An official Product Safety NZ notice concerns Thule AB RideAlong child bike seats. Defect in harness paddings component of Thule RideAlong. The harness padding of the Thule RideAlong bike seats can contain flame-retardant DecaBDE in excess of regulatory limits, posing a chemical hazard. DecaBDE can be toxic if it’s ingested or comes into contact with skin or eyes. Thule has conducted a risk assessment on the potentially affected products in accordance with the EU method for risk assessment for non-food consumer products, found in Part III, Appendix 6 of the RAPEX Guidelines. Consequently, by combining the severity of the harm with the probability, Thule has classified the risk as low. Published 2024-04-10.

What to do now

Stop using the Thule RideAlong and remove the harness padding from the bike seat in accordance with the instructions on how to replace the RideAlong harness padding. Contact Thule to receive further information about how to dispose of the harness and how to register for a new spare replacement harness, free of charge.

Official notice

2024-04-10

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The hazard

Defect in harness paddings component of Thule RideAlong. The harness padding of the Thule RideAlong bike seats can contain flame-retardant DecaBDE in excess of regulatory limits, posing a chemical hazard. DecaBDE can be toxic if it’s ingested or comes into contact with skin or eyes. Thule has conducted a risk assessment on the potentially affected products in accordance with the EU method for risk assessment for non-food consumer products, found in Part III, Appendix 6 of the RAPEX Guidelines. Consequently, by combining the severity of the harm with the probability, Thule has classified the risk as low.

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Affected products

Product 1

The recall is limited to all Thule AB RideAlong child bike seats “Thule RideAlong” manufactured from March 2021 through October 2023, a total of 672 units. Bike seats that were manufactured from 1 November 2023 onwards are not affected by the recall. Model no 100106 – 100108.To inspect whether a Thule RideAlong is potentially affected and included in the recall one can easily locate the product label under the seat of the Thule RideAlong. The product label is formatted in the following order: Product item number/Year/Month-Running item number. In the event that a consumer claims to have purchased a Thule RideAlong during the time period indicated above, but the product is missing the product label, Thule will include the product in the voluntary recall regardless of the missing label. Please note that no other Thule product or component are potentially affected by this issue or included in the recall. Retailers where sold: Sports & Cargo NZ Ltd Date range sold: 01/06/2021 - 04/04/2024

Risk / hazard

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

Brand

Thule Ridealong Child Bike Seats

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

+6433818141

Brand: Thule Ridealong Child Bike Seats. Contact: Sports & Cargo NZ Ltd. Phone +6433818141.

Source & status

Source

Product Safety NZ

Tier

official

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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