CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Liberty Trike 16-Inch and 20-Inch Electric Tricycles Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Fall Hazard
CPSC warning 26-197. Announced by CPSC on Jan 15, 2026.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 15, 2026. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 7,490 units units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
CPSC issued this as a product safety warning, not a recall.
In CPSC’s words: “Electric Bike Technologies has not agreed to recall the tricycles.”
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote the first line; the words quoted are CPSC’s.
CPSC is warning consumers to immediately stop using Liberty Trike 16-inch and 20-inch electric tricycles because they can tip over during turning, creating a risk of serious injury from falls. The risk of falls is heightened when riding on slopes or uneven surfaces.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones does it cover?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using Liberty Trike 16-inch and 20-inch electric tricycles because they can tip over during turning, creating a risk of serious injury from falls. The risk of falls is heightened when riding on slopes or uneven surfaces. CPSC has investigated six reports of falls resulting in injuries including concussions, fractures and contusions. The electric tricycles were imported and sold by Electric Bike Technologies, Inc., of Croydon, Pennsylvania. Electric Bike Technologies has not agreed to recall the tricycles. The firm has represented that it is unable to afford to offer a remedy to consumers. This warning covers all 16-inch and 20-inch Liberty Trike electric tricycles. The electric tricycles are labeled “Liberty Trike” on the chain guard and “Electric Bike Technologies” on the stem tube. The 16- and 20-inch designations refer to the diameter of the wheels. About 7,490 units were sold by Electric Bike Technologies online at libertytrike.com from October 2015 to November 2025 for between $1,500 and $1,800. These products were manufactured in the United States and Taiwan. CPSC urges consumers to stop using the electric tricycles immediately and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous tricycles. Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov. Upon the request of Electric Bike Technologies, Inc., CPSC is including with this warning the comments of Electric Bike Technologies, Inc., to the extent permitted by and subject to the requirements of Section 6(b)(1) of the CPSA: “Electric tricycles, by their nature, have different turning dynamics than two-wheeled bicycles. During turning maneuvers, weight shifts toward the outer wheel, which can increase the risk of tip-over if a turn is taken too sharply or at excessive speed, particularly on slopes or uneven surfaces. Liberty Trike emphasizes rider education and encourages all riders to operate tricycles cautiously, especially when turning.”
About 7,490 units units, as CPSC gives them.
Liberty Trike 16-inch and 20-inch electric tricycles.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- The notice names no firm.
- Electric Bike Technologies online at libertytrike.com from October 2015 to November 2025 for between $1,500 and $1,800.
- Made in The United States and Taiwan., as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CPSC has investigated six reports of falls resulting in injuries including concussions, fractures and contusions.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product safety warnings.
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 25, 2026.