CPSC, Todson Inc. Announce Recall of Bicycle Tire Floor Pumps
Home product recall 02-237. Announced by CPSC on Aug 28, 2002.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 28, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 10,000 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?
The pressure gauge lens can separate from the pump and strike a consumer, causing injury.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using this pump immediately and contact Todson to receive a replacement pump.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers should contact Todson at (800) 250-3068 to receive a replacement pump or log on to www.Topeak.com for more information
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled Topeak Joe Blow Comp Floor Pumps are black (with gray or silver trim) and stand about 26 inches tall. The plastic pumps have the following date codes, which are located under the pressure gauge: 200003 through 200012 and 200101 through 200108. The words “Made in Taiwan” and “Joe Blow COMP” are printed on the side of the pump.
About 10,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Bicycle Tire Floor Pumps.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Todson Inc., Foxboro, Mass.
- Independent bicycle retailers nationwide sold these pumps, between March 2000 and August 2001, for about $40.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Todson has received one report of a pressure gauge lens detaching and striking a consumer, who suffered an eye injury.
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.
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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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