Another Chinese Disaster: Defective Bicycles Folgged Off on The United States

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Trek Bicycle Corp., based out of Waterloo, Wisconsin, has issued a voluntary recall of approximately 49,000 girls bicycles due to the risk of frames possibly breaking during use of the bikes. According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, the company has already received reports of 13 incidents of frames breaking The CPSC also said that four of those incidents were reported to have involved personal injuries.

Consumers who have purchased one of the recalled bicycles can return it to a Trek dealer to either receive a free replacement MT220 girls bicycle or a $100 discount on a Trek bicycle of a different size. Anyone who needs more information can contact Trek by phone at (800) 373-4594.

The model of bicycle being recalled is the Trek MT220 girls bicycle from the model years 2005, 2006, and 2007. The frame of the bicycle has the name of the model printed on it. The 2008 models of the MT220 girls bicycles are not a part of the group of products being recalled.

The bikes were manufactured in China and Taiwan and sold for approximately $300 at authorized Trek dealers across the U.S. during the period between April 2004 and June 2007.