CPSC, Seattle Bike Supply Announce Recall of Children’s Bicycles
Kids’ product recall 01-074. Announced by CPSC on Jan 29, 2001.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 29, 2001. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 1,400 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Because the bikes’ pedals are too low to the ground, they fail to meet federal bicycle standards. Children can lose control when a pedal strikes the ground, causing falls and injuries.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the bicycles immediately, and return them to the store where purchased for a free repair.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, call Seattle Bike Supply at (800) 283-2453 anytime, or write to Seattle Bike Supply, 7620 S. 192nd, Kent, WA 98032.
Which ones are recalled?
Bicycles that are part of this recall are all model year 2001 Torker Blaster 16-inch Boy’s bicycles in red, black, blue, or chrome, and Sunflower 16-inch Girl’s bicycles in yellow, pink or florescent green. The Torker brand name and the model names are on the frames.
About 1,400 units, as CPSC gives them.
2001 Torker Blaster 16-inch Boy’s bicycles and Sunflower 16-inch Girl’s bicycles.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Seattle Bike Supply, Kent, Wash.
- Bicycle stores sold these bicycles nationwide, from September 2000 through December 2000, for about $130.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Seattle Bike Supply has received one report of a 4-year-old boy whose pedal struck the ground, while riding one of these bikes, causing him to fall. No injuries were reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked 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, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 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 19, 2026.