Mongoose and Roadmaster Mountain Bicycles
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC), Brunswick Corp., of Lake Forest, Ill., is
voluntarily recalling about 103,000 Mongoose and Roadmaster mountain
bicycles with Ballistic 105 front suspension forks. The forks on these
bicycles can break apart, causing riders to lose control, fall and suffer
serious injury.
By Us International Co. Ltd., of Taiwan, the manufacturer of the
bicycle forks, previously announced the recall of 13,500 of these forks
in May 2000. The recall was expanded to about 40,000 forks in February
2001. By Us International is no longer cooperating with the recall.
Brunswick Corp. is expanding the recall to include all Ballistic model
105 forks sold on the Mongoose and Roadmaster mountain bicycles they
manufactured (except the Mongoose A40). The previous recalls were
limited to forks with certain serial numbers.
There have been 34 reports of forks on these bicycles breaking
resulting in 31 riders, including children and teenagers, suffering
serious head and bodily injuries, abrasions, bruises and chipped teeth.
The recall includes only Ballistic 105 forks installed on Mongoose and
Roadmaster model bicycles manufactured by Brunswick Corp. The forks
on these bikes are black with decals that read "BALLISTIC" and "105" on
the sides of the suspension fork legs. A small label on the bottom of
the bicycle reads "Brunswick." The forks on the Mongoose A40 model
bicycles and forks on bicycles not manufactured by Brunswick Corp. are
not included in the recall.
Discount department stores and toy stores nationwide sold the
bicycles with these forks from June 1998 through December 2000 for
between $125 and $150. Additionally, consumers could have received a
Ballistic model 105 fork as a replacements when participating in one of
the previous recalls.
Consumers should immediately stop using these bicycles and call
the firm to obtain information on receiving a $65 refund for the bicycle
fork. This applies to all owners of bicycles with Ballistic model 105 forks
manufactured by Brunswick (except the Mongoose A40), even if they
received a new Ballistic model 105 fork as a result of a participating
in a previous recall. For more information, consumers should call
Brunswick Corp. at (800) 508-2762 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT
Monday through Friday.
To see a picture of the recalled product(s) visit the CPSC's web site.
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