EV Global Motors Co. recalls
EV Global Motors Co.
CPSC and EV Global Motors Co. Announce Recall of Lithium Batteries in Electric Bikes
- Recall date
- 2002-09-17
- Recall number
- 02251
- Product type
- E-bike
- Units
- About 2,000
- Hazard
- The lithium ion batteries in these bicycles can overheat and pose a fire hazard.
- Incidents and injuries
- EV Global Motors has received five reports of the batteries overheating, three of which caught fire, though no injuries have been reported.
- Remedy
- Consumers should stop using these bicycles immediately. The firm is no longer in business and a remedy is no longer available.
- Sold at
- Bicycle, automobile and Internet retailers nationwide sold the electric bikes, from February 2001 through July 2002, for between $1,400 and $1,700.
- Made in
- Taiwan, United States