CPSC, Pacific Cycle, LLC Announce Recall to Repair Ally Cat Tandem Bicycle Accessories
Home product recall 02-040. Announced by CPSC on Nov 14, 2001.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 14, 2001. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 2,500 units, as CPSC gives them
- Not said injuries, in the notice
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The hitch connecting the tandem accessory to the host bicycle can fail, causing the tandem accessory to become unstable, which poses the risk of injury to riders.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these bicycle accessories immediately and call Pacific Cycle for a free replacement hitch and instructions. In addition, L.L.Bean Inc., which sold these bicycle accessories by catalog, will contact each of their known purchasers to provide the needed replacement parts.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers may call Pacific Cycle at (800) 626-2811 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The “Ally Cat” tandem bicycle accessory consists of a wheel, seat, pedals, and handlebars, and attaches to the host bicycle by a hitch. The recalled “Ally Cat” has the model number AC 100, AC 200, or AC 300, which is located on the top tube in products sold by independent bicycle retailers or L.L.Bean Inc. The accessories were sold at Wal-Mart Stores under the name “Mongoose Ally Cat,” with the Mongoose name appearing on the down tube of the accessory. There is an aluminum sleeve on the hitch between the host bicycle and the accessory. “Ally Cat” bicycle accessories with nylon or plastic sleeves on the hitch are not included in this recall.
About 2,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
Moongoose “Ally Cat” tandem bicycle accessories.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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 Pacific Cycle, LLC, Madison, Wis.
- Bicycle stores and retailers nationwide, including Wal-Mart, sold these bicycle accessories, from March 2000 through July 2001, for between $80 and $130.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Pacific Cycle has received one report of the tandem bicycle accessory connection failing, resulting in abrasions to the rider of the tandem.
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.
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