Dynacraft Recalls Avigo Youth Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Toys "R" Us

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Avigo 20 Inch Turn N' Burn Youth Bicycles

Hazard: The front wheel on the bicycle can detach, posing a fall hazard.

Remedy: Repair

Consumer Contact: Dynacraft at [phone] from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.dynacraftbike.com and click on "Owners," then select "Warnings/Recalls."

To see photos of the recalled products, go to http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Dynacraft-Recalls-Avigo-Youth-Bicycles/

Recall Details

Units: About 3,100

Description: This recall involves 20 inch Avigo Turn N Burn youth bicycles with model number 8107-62. The model number and date of manufacture, "08202013," are printed on a data label on the frame's seat tube. The bicycles have a silver frame, blue handlebars and black front fork with blue accents, hand brakes and a kickstand. The serial number can be found etched on the frame on the underside of the bottom bracket shell. Serial numbers included in the recall have:

1. letters "DJFH" followed by a six-digit number between 026588 and 027104, and between 089533 through 090562;
2. or the letters "DJFI" followed by a six digit number between 015107 and 015552, and between 100093 and 101193.

Incidents/Injuries: Dynacraft has received one report of a consumer who fell and sustained scrapes and abrasions when the front wheel detached.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycle and contact Dynacraft to arrange for a free repair.

Sold exclusively at: Toys "R" Us stores nationwide and online at ToysRUs.com between September 2013 and June 2014 for $130.

Distributor: Dynacraft BSC Inc., of American Canyon, Calif.

Manufacturer: Tianjin Tandem IndustriesCo. Ltd., of China

Manufactured in: China

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