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CPSC, Pacific Cycle LLC Announce Recall of Water Bottles Included With Girls’ Bikes

Home product recall 01-103. Announced by CPSC on Mar 13, 2001.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on Mar 13, 2001. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The drinking valve on the cap can detach, presenting a potential choking hazard.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumers should take the bottles away from children immediately and discard them. To receive a replacement water bottle, contact Pacific Cycle.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: Consumers may call Pacific Cycle toll-free at (800) 626-2811 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the Pacific Cycle website at www.mongoose.com

Which ones are recalled?

The recalled water bottles are 12 oz. translucent blue bottles with a white cap and a silver decal that bears the “Heart Breaker” logo. The water bottles are an accessory to Mongoose Heart Breaker Bicycles. The Mongoose Heart Breaker is a 16-inch blue girls’ bicycle, which has logos on the frame that say, “Mongoose” and “Heart Breaker.”

About 42,000 units, as CPSC gives them.

Water bottles included with girl’s Mongoose Heart Breaker bicycles.

Source:

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 Pacific Cycle LLC, McFarland, Wis.
  • The bicycles with the water bottle were sold at Wal-Mart stores nationwide and on the Wal-Mart website, from July 2000 through January 2001, for about $60.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Pacific Cycle has received two reports of drinking valves detaching. No injuries have been reported.

Source:

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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

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.

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