Mountain Bikes Recalled by Rand/Ross Bicycle
Kids’ product recall 98-099. Announced by CPSC on Apr 27, 1998.
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Announced by CPSC on Apr 27, 1998. Copied from CPSC on Oct 24, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
Fall
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
Mountain Bikes Recalled by Rand/Ross Bicycle NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 1998 Release # 98-099 Company Phone Number: (800) 338-7677, ext. #263 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052 CPSC, Rand/Ross Bicycle Co. Announce Recall to Repair Mountain Bikes WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Rand/Ross Bicycle Co., of Farmingdale, N.Y., is recalling for adjustment 11,000 mountain bikes. The front suspension fork can separate from the frame of these bikes, causing riders to lose control and fall. Rand/Ross is aware of five reports of serious injuries which reportedly occurred when an improperly adjusted front suspension fork separated from the frame. These injuries included facial fractures and lacerations. These mountain bikes were distributed under the names Rock Machine 2600, Rock Machine 3600, Tarantula MRX 1200 and Ross Mt. Washington. They are adult sized and sold in various colors including silver and gray, blue, moss green, burgundy, metallic green and luster yellow. Their name and model numbers are written on the bike frames. Target, Price-Costco, Toys R Us and a limited number of bicycle shops sold these bicycles nationwide from February 1997 to March 1998 for about $200 to $300. Consumers should stop using the bicycles immediately and call Rand/Ross toll free at (800) 338-7677, extension #263 between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday. Consumers will be given the name of a local bicycle dealer/shop/technician who will make the appropriate tightening adjustment with a torque wrench free of charge. If consumers wish to make the adjustment themselves, they will be sent a free retro-fit kit. The retro-fit kit contains a 6-inch 6mm allen wrench and instructions for tightening the bolts.
Rock Machine 2600 mountain bikes, Rock Machine 3600 mountain bikes, Ross Mt. Washington mountain bikes and Tarantula MRX 1200 mountain bikes.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Price Costco.
- Made by Toys R Us.
- Made by Rand/Ross Bicycle.
- Made by Ross Mt. Washington.
- Made by Target.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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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.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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