CPSC, Acetrike Bicycle Co. Announce Recall of Children’s Bicycles
Kids’ product recall 01-212. Announced by CPSC on Jul 30, 2001.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jul 30, 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 frames of these bikes can break, causing the riders to fall and suffer injuries.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop riding these bicycles immediately, and call Huffy Bicycle Co. to determine if their bicycle is part of the recall. Consumers with a recalled bicycle will receive a replacement bicycle free of charge.
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- How to reach the firm: Consumers may call (888) 366-3828 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.huffybikes.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recall includes bicycles having date codes of April 2000 and earlier. The date code is molded on the bicycles’ left rear frame, at the point of attachment of the rear wheel. The model name is written on the bike’s frame. The following models are involved: “Cool Taz”, 12-inch boy’s style “Sweet Tweety”, 12-inch girl’s style “Mudslinger”, 16-inch boy’s style “Secret Treasures”, 16-inch girl’s style “Rugrats”, 16-inch boy’s style “Best Friends”, 16-inch girl’s style “Space Racer”, 12-inch boy’s style “Fairy Magic”, 12-inch girl’s style “MX1200”, 12-inch boy’s style “High Gear”, 12-inch boy’s style “MX 1800”, 16-inch boy’s style
About 38,800 units, as CPSC gives them.
Children’s sidewalk bicycles.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Acetrike Bicycle Co., Taiwan.
- Distributed by Huffy Bicycle Co..
- Discount department, toy, hardware and sporting goods stores, including Ace Hardware, Ames, Blain Supply, Kay Bee Toys, Meijers, Tru*Serv and Wal-Mart, sold these bikes nationwide, from October 1999 through March 2001, for between $35 and $70.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Acetrike and the distributor of the bicycles, Huffy Bicycle Co., have received four reports of the frames on these bicycles breaking. Two boys, ages 4 and 6, suffered abrasions and contusions, and a 5-year-old boy suffered a contusion. A fourth child was not injured.
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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.