Topeak bicycles and bicycle parts

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 7, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

1report to CPSC
Aug 7, 2017the latest report was made
Aug 7, 2017the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: Topeak
Maker: Todson Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Bicycles and bicycle partsNot mountain or all-terrain bicyclesCPSC’s product type: Bicycles and Accessories, (Excl.mountain or All-terrain) (code 5040), in Sports and Recreation: Cycling, Scooters, Skateboards & Skates

By month

1 report from September 2016 to August 2017; the most in August 2017, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
August 2017	1

How badly anyone was hurt

Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

Hurt, no treatment
Made Aug 7, 2017, sent to the company Aug 18, 2017, published by CPSC Sep 1, 2017

The product, in the report: Topeak Babyseat II Child carrier. The product is a bike seat for children to ride along with parents, attached behind them.

My husband and I purchased a Topeak Babyseat II with rack (ART No: TCS 2205) from Performance Bike earlier this summer to carry our two year old daughter to/from work. We’ve used this seat for fewer than 10 times and it failed on us this past Saturday, August 5. While my husband and daughter were out on a ride, the strap that fastens the seat to the frame/seatpost to adjust recline snapped, causing the seat to jolt back.
This is really unacceptable and unsafe for a product that is relatively new.
[REDACTED] [REDACTED]
product link: https://www.topeak.com/global/en/products/child-carrier-and-racks/790-babyseat--ii-&-babyseat--ii-rack-(disc)

Model
TCS2205
Bought from
Performance Bike, Virginia
Where
Arlington, Virginia: Street or Highway
Who was involved
Age 2, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Topeak, made or sold by Todson Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

The company’s comments, in its own words

(9/5/2017) Todson Inc.: Clearinghouse 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814-4408 Clearinghourse@cpsc.gov
August 31, 2017
Re: Report No.: Report of harm ID No. 20170807-9B8A0-2147398324
Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing this letter to submit a General Comment in response to the report of harm ID No. 20170807-9B8A0-2147398324.
Topeak is sorry that the customer at issue experienced a problem with their Topeak Babyseat II child carrier (the Product). Based on the limited information available, it appears that the incident here may have resulted from an improper installation of the Product.
Topeak strives to provide its customers with the highest quality products available and does everything in its power to insure the proper installation and safe use of its products. The Product has been extensively tested and received TÜV approval (copy attached). The Product also complies with Europe EM-14344 & GS as well as USA CPSIA, applicable ASTM standards and proposition 65 standards.
The Product packaging and the end user’s guide both provide clear instructions for installation and safe operation of the Product. The user’s guide is hung on the Product in order to be noticeable for the customer and to remind the customer to read the guide thoroughly before using the Product. (Photographs attached)
We have also attached photographs which demonstrate the proper securing of the Product on a seat stay rack, with the included mounting assembly. As shown therein and in the user’s guide, the Product includes a seat with a hooking structure adapted to hook with a rack, a connecting bracket for connecting to the rack, and a mounting assembly for securing the Product on the rack. The connecting bracket includes a base and two connecting walls protruding therefrom and respectively defining a slot. The mounting assembly includes a sliding lock with a lock button. When the Product is properly positioned on the rack, a seat of the Product is hooked onto a front rail of the rack as described on page 8 of the end user’s guide, and the base is positioned on a platform of the rack. When the Product is secured on the rack, the sliding lock is inserted underneath the platform of rack and through the two connecting walls through the respective slot. Thus, the rack is clamped between the mounting bracket and the sliding lock. Moreover, the platform of the rack includes a through hole for receiving the lock button. The lock button passes through the through hole to prevent the sliding lock from disengagement from the connecting bracket inadvertently. The seat is hooked at the front and the mounting assembly restrains the seat at the back, thereby preventing the seat from rocking.
Based on the customer report, it appears that the strap which the customer described as “snapping” was connected to the seat post, as described in the instructions, but the front edge of the plastic babyseat bucket was not properly attached to the rack. The plastic babyseat bucket is designed to be attached to the front edge of the rack and then again to the rear portion of the rack. The strap is a secondary safety strap that attaches to the seat post. The front edge of the plastic babyseat bucket is supposed to hook over the front bar on the rack and the plastic hook prevents the babyseat from “reclining” or rocking backward. In this case it may be that the customer did not hook the babyseat on to the front bar of the babyseat and instead used the secondary safety strap as the primary method of securing the babyseat, hence the customer’s possible use of the term “the strap that controls the amount of recline”. That strap is not designed to be the primary method of attaching the front of the babyseat to the rack.
Topeak has sold thousands of Topeak Babyseat II child carriers without receiving any reported incidents similar those made by the customer at issue. Topeak does not believe the Product contains a defect that could create a substantial product hazard or that it creates an unreasonable risk of death or serious injury to consumers.
Very truly yours, Mike Chen Vice President
Topeak Inc. 8F-4, No. 20, Ta-Long Road, Taichung, Taiwan Tel: 886-4-2327-1737 Fax: 886-4-2310-0637

CPSC report 20170807-9B8A0-2147398324. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

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Topeak bicycles and bicycle parts

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