CPSC, WaveCrest Laboratories LLC Announce Recall of Electric Bicycles
Home product recall 05-593. Announced by CPSC on Aug 2, 2005.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 2, 2005. 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 front and/or rear wheel can collapse, causing the rider to fall and suffer injuries.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop riding the electric bicycle immediately and contact WaveCrest Laboratories, if they purchased an electric bicycle with affected wheels. WaveCrest Laboratories will replace affected wheels at no cost to the consumer.
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- How to reach the firm: Call WaveCrest Laboratories toll-free at (888) 880-1988 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit www.tidalforce.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recall involves specific front and rear wheels of TidalForce S-750 High Performance Electric Bicycles. The electric bicycle can travel at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour. The bicycle frame comes in either Candy Apple Red or Silver Satin and has a “TidalForce” sticker on the down tube and an “S-750 High Performance Electric Bicycle” sticker on the top tube. The front wheel assembly contains the battery and the rear wheel assembly contains the motor. A bicycle identification number is located on a white bar-coded sticker, on the seat tube of the frame, directly above the front derailleur clamp. A list of bike identification numbers that are subject to this recall can be found at www.tidalforce.com
110 units, as CPSC gives them.
TidalForce S-750 High Performance Electric 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 WaveCrest Laboratories LLC, Dulles, VA.
- Authorized TidalForce High Performance Electric Bicycle dealers nationwide, between May 2005 and June 2005, for about $2,500.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
No incidents or injuries reported.
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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.
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