REI Recalls Children’s Trailer Bicycles; Can Detach from Adult Bicycle and Injure Children
Kids’ product recall 07-578. Announced by CPSC on Sep 18, 2007.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Sep 18, 2007. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 5,200 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The children’s trailer bicycle can detach from the adult bicycle, posing a fall hazard to children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the bicycle trailer, visit the nearest REI store or contact REI for a free replacement part, a full refund or credit.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact REI at (800) 426-4840 between 4 a.m. and 11 p.m. PT seven days a week, visit the company’s Web site at www.rei.com or contact your local REI store.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves the Novara Afterburner trailer bicycle, a single-wheel children’s bicycle that attaches to, and cannot be operated independently of, an adult bicycle.
About 5,200 units, as CPSC gives them.
Novara Afterburner Trailer 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?
- Distributed by Recreational Equipment Inc.(REI), Kent, Wash.
- REI stores nationwide from February 2007 through June 2007 for about $160.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
REI has received one report of a children’s trailer bicycle detaching from the adult bicycle. No injuries have been 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.
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.