Lectric e-bikes
9 reports to CPSC, the latest made Sep 29, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 9reports to CPSC
- Sep 29, 2026the latest report was made
- Sep 20, 2023the earliest
- 4with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Lectric
- Maker
- Lectric eBikesMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- E-bikesElectric pedal-assist bicyclesCPSC’s product type: Electric power-assisted pedal bicycles (code 5045), in Sports and Recreation: Recreational Vehicles (Unlicensed)
Other ways the reports write the brand (4)
“Lectric Xpedition”, “Lectric Xpedition 1.0”, “Lectric eBike” and “Lectric eBikes”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 1 |
| September 2024 | 1 |
| August 2024 | 1 |
| July 2024 | 1 |
| May 2024 | 1 |
| September 2023 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 5 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
- No incident, no one hurt 4 CPSC: No Incident, No Injury
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.
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No one hurt Made Sep 29, 2026, sent to the company Oct 6, 2026, published by CPSC Oct 21, 2026
The product, in the report: XPedition 1.0 Cargo eBike purchased on October 4, 2024
I purchased a Lectric XPedition Cargo eBike in October 2024 and use it regularly to transport two children. Since the bike was purchased, the kickstand has been unstable and does not reliably support the weight of the bike during normal use.
The bike has tipped completely over on multiple occasions, and there have been additional instances when an adult was able to catch it before it fell. This creates a serious risk of injury, particularly while children are getting on or off the bike or are seated on it.
Fortunately, no one has been injured yet. However, given that the bike has already fallen completely over multiple times, I am very concerned that it is only a matter of time before someone is injured if this problem is not corrected. A large, heavy cargo e-bike falling onto a childor falling while a child is seated on ithas the potential to cause significant injury. The fact that we have avoided injury so far should not be mistaken for an indication that the product is safe.
I recently contacted Lectric to report the safety issue and request a permanent solution. The company offered to send a replacement kickstand but confirmed that the replacement is the same design as the existing kickstand and that they do not currently have another solution available.
Newer versions of the XPedition include a redesigned kickstand that appears substantially more stable and better able to support the bike. Seeing that Lectric has changed this component raises serious concerns about why owners of earlier versions have not been offered a comparable solution.
I am reporting this because I am concerned this may be a broader product safety issue affecting other XPedition owners. The bike is designed and marketed as a cargo e-bike capable of transporting passengers, yet the kickstand on earlier versions does not adequately stabilize the bike during the ordinary process of loading and unloading. I am particularly concerned about families transporting children who may be unaware of the potential tip-over risk.
I believe this issue warrants investigation to determine whether affected XPedition bikes require a corrective action, redesigned component, or recall.
- Model
- XPedition 1.0 Cargo eBike
- Bought from
- Lectric Website
- Bought
- Oct 4, 2024
- Where
- San Francisco, California: School
- Who was involved
- Age 3, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Lectric, made or sold by Lectric eBikes
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Sep 24, 2026, sent to the company Sep 29, 2026, published by CPSC Oct 14, 2026
The product, in the report: Lectric XPress Step-Thru electric bicycle. The replacement battery pack caught fire and completely destroyed the bike.
The replacement battery for a Lectric XPress Step-Thru electric bicycle caught fire in the evening and completely destroyed the bike. The fire was reported by the owner with photos. Nobody was harmed. There were no injuries. The owner’s family was home during the fire and was at risk.
- Model
- XPress Step-Thru
- Where
- Point Pleasant, New Jersey: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 60, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Lectric, made or sold by Lectric eBikes
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No incident, no one hurt Made Sep 26, 2025, sent to the company Sep 30, 2025, published by CPSC Nov 26, 2025
The product, in the report: Lectric Xpedition 1.0 Electric Cargo Bicycle
I purchased a Lectric Xpedition 1.0 approximately two years ago. The bicycle has been ridden fewer than 150 miles total and is in near-new condition. Despite the low mileage, the rear wheel has repeatedly come loose from the frame, creating an immediate risk of loss of control and crash.
Upon inspection, an independent bicycle shop determined that this is a factory defect related to the torque arm / dropout design. Their position is that the bike was unsafe from the time of manufacture.
I have also reviewed social media groups where owners have reported similar wheel detachment issues. This suggests the problem may be widespread and systemic among this model. Lectrics newer model, the Xpedition 2.0, appears to have incorporated a design change to address this exact issue.
- Model
- Xpedition 1.0
- Serial number
- LEC2201551163
- Bought from
- Lectric website
- Bought
- Apr 11, 2023, about then
- Where
- SIMI VALLEY, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 39, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Lectric Xpedition 1.0, made or sold by Lectric eBikes
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- No Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jul 10, 2025, sent to the company Jul 15, 2025, published by CPSC Jul 29, 2025
The product, in the report: Lectric xpedition bike, long tail electric bike. Purchased September 2024.
Lectric (a company making ebikes) sells an electric cargo bike popular with families with young kids. The model (the Expedition) I bought last fall, September 2024, has a completely inadequate kick stand. It very, very easily collapses while getting on the bike or loading cargo, including when putting a child on the bike. It’s really unsafe- to the point where my wife and I haven’t been able to use it without two adults. I went looking online and there is a ton of chatter about how unsafe the kickstand is, and options to try and replace it. Turns out, Lectric itself offers a free replacement to upgrade the kickstand and the new version of the bike is sold with an adequate version of the kickstand. But, there was never any communication about the issue- I reached out to ask after seeing someone on the street with a better stand, who said the company provided it. This didn’t happen to injure my kids, because we were very cautious and recognized this danger, but the bike has fallen on me and caused a bruise/scrape, and just is not a safe option to be marketed to anyone using it for children as is- there should be a recall.
Note: later in this form, there is a section asking if anyone was at risk of being injured. I cannot seem to edit that section. There is a definite risk of injury (especially to children) of this product.
- Model
- Xpedition
- Bought from
- Lectric bikes
- Bought
- Sep 20, 2024, about then
- Where
- Cambridge, Massachusetts: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Lectric, made or sold by Lectric eBikes
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No incident, no one hurt Made Sep 16, 2024, sent to the company Oct 16, 2024, published by CPSC Oct 30, 2024
The product, in the report: This is a 2024 Lectric One ebike Long Range (Black) one-size fits all.
I purchased a new ebike through pre-order on approx March 15, 2024. Manufactured on April 15th. Finally delivered approx Aug 2nd-- It was delivered and I put it together according to the instructions. My partner rode it approximate 8-times for about 91 miles total. In the most recent ride she mentioned that it lost power and was making noises. On previous rides she complained of a knocking sound and it appeared to come from the rear wheel hub. Each of the previous times this happened (three times I recall), I tightened the rear axel nuts to spec with a torque wrench. So, back to the most recent situation. The knocking sound was heard again and the she was complaining and we returned home and parked the bike in the garage. Soon after I needed to move the bike to make space for other things. I backed the same bike out of the garage slowly for a distance of about 6 to 7 feet. As I did so, I heard a small piece of metal fall to the concrete. Once I got the bike back in the garage I noticed that the Gates carbon belt drive (no metal chain on this bike) had slipped off of the rear cog wheel. I then decided to look for the piece of metal that I heard hit the driveway. I found it and discovered it was a steel spring wire that had been in the form of a ring but had be unsprung and was no longer round. It seems that the diameter of this ring is the same as the rear axel of the ebike. I put the ebike up on the bike stand to reengage the belt drive, which required the removal of the rear wheel and remounting the belt. It was at this piont that I noticed that the rear cog ring (that the belt drive integrates into) had completely spun off of the axle. I tightened up this cog, remounted the belt and put the bike together again for riding. There was not locking piece available to keep the cog from spinning off once again. I called the manufacturer and they asked me to send the ebike back to them for replacement. I agreed to do so, but I have delayed as time is limited and I have to properly box it up to ship it. I don’t want to return it if CPSC wants to inspect it to determine if something more needs to be learned by the agency. But, I am prepared to return it to them so I can either get a refund or a replacement.
- Model
- One Long-Range
- UPC
- 810150934632
- Serial number
- SNFSD24A64854
- Bought from
- www.lectricebikes.com
- Bought
- Apr 15, 2024, about then
- Where
- Silver Spring, Maryland: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 67, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Lectric, made or sold by Lectric eBikes
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- No Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Aug 16, 2024, sent to the company Aug 22, 2024, published by CPSC Sep 6, 2024
The product, in the report: Lectric eBike - XP 3.0 Black Long-Range eBike (https://lectricebikes.com/products/xp-black-long-range)
I purchased two XP Step-Thru 3.0 Long Range eBikes (Order #[REDACTED]), one black and one white from Lectric Ebikes. The black bike is unsafe as it lurches forward uncontrollably and randomly whether I am peddling or not, including when I am waiting at intersections for traffic to clear. This is exceptionally unsafe. To date, I have not been injured.
- Model
- XP 3.0 Black Long Range eBike
- Serial number
- SNFS023806956
- Bought from
- https:/
/ lectricebikes.com/ products/ xp-black-long-r - Bought
- Jun 16, 2024
- Where
- Green Lake, Wisconsin: Street or Highway
- Who was involved
- Age 60, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Lectric eBike, made or sold by Lectric eBikes
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jul 6, 2024, sent to the company Jul 12, 2024, published by CPSC Jul 29, 2024
The product, in the report: This is the XPremium model ebike from Lectric e-bike company. It was sold to me with two baskets sole as a cargo package specifically for that bike.
Electric e-bike model XPremium becomes very unstable when putting anything in the cargo baskets that were sold to me with the bike. I went shopping and put approximately ~25 lbs in the baskets. On the way home I fell off the bike because it started shaking badly. I could not control it. I hit the curb and fell off when it started shaking. I twisted my ankle and scraped my leg but was able to walk home. I am an experienced rider of bikes and eBikes. In fact I have been riding the [REDACTED] with the same cargo baskets at my place in California for 2 years without incidents. I load a lot of weight on it and it handles fine. I currently own 5 bikes and I’m an excellent rider.
- Model
- XPremium
- Serial number
- LEC 220027111
- Bought from
- online from website
- Bought
- May 27, 2022, about then
- Where
- Chicago, Illinois: Street or Highway
- Who was involved
- Age 73, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Lectric, made or sold by Lectric eBikes
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No incident, no one hurt Made May 28, 2024, sent to the company May 31, 2024, published by CPSC Jun 14, 2024
The product, in the report: A 2024 Lectric Xpedition electric bicycle
My new Lectric Xpedition ebike has severe steering wobble. All attachment points are properly installed to proper torque. This is a well known issue with Lectric ebikes. Just do [REDACTED] search for “Lectric bike wobble” or “Lectric death wobble”.
There is a simple fix by installing a dampening headset but Lectric refuses to do it.
- Model
- Xpedition
- Bought from
- https:/
/ lectricebikes.com/ - Bought
- May 3, 2024
- Where
- Grand Junction, Colorado: Street or Highway
- Who was involved
- Age 68, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Lectric Xpedition, made or sold by Lectric eBikes
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- No Incident, No Injury
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No incident, no one hurt Made Sep 20, 2023, sent to the company Feb 7, 2024, published by CPSC Feb 22, 2024
The product, in the report: Lectric XP Step-Thru 3.0 White Long-Range eBike
I recently purchased a Lectric XP Step-Thru 3.0 White Long-Range eBike. When the bike was delivered, the rear tire/tube was deflated and separated from the bicycle. Upon contacting the company about this issue, I was informed that there was a known defect in the tubes and wheels for the bicycle I purchased. I was told that a batch of the bikes had weak tubes prone to rupture, burrs on the wheel rims that could lead to repeated tube punctures, and/or screws sticking out on the rims that could lead to repeated tube punctures. After I reported the issue, I received what seemed to be a form email about possible fixes for these issues. I had no idea that this was an issue before I purchased this bike, I was not informed about this issues before I received the bike, and I did not find out until I contacted customer service. As far as I know, no widespread notice has been sent out to customers about this issue as I have not received any such public notice even though the product I purchased was affected. I suppose I was lucky, because if my tire had not arrived deflated, I might have thought that the inevitable flat tire was due to user error or environmental hazard. I was never put in harms way because I have been unable to ride the bike even once. However, those customers that are not informed of these defects may repeatedly experience flat tires without understanding that the cause may be a defect with the bicycle wheels and tubes. Lectric offered to pay for me to get the problems repaired, but in the end I could not access a bike shop that would handle the issue. So that I could repair the bike myself, Lectric eventually agreed to send me new front and rear wheels, which are currently on backorder until the end of October. Originally I was told that there would be no point in them sending me new wheels because the new wheels might have the same problem. This indicates that they know there is a problem, but have not fixed it, and are not necessarily checking the products they send out to the public. I recently read about their disc brake caliper recall on the same model bike I purchased (albeit different dates), and this makes me worried about the safety of the product in general.
- Model
- XP Step-Thru 3.0 White Long-Range eBike
- Serial number
- SNFSD23G63554
- Bought from
- lectricebikes.com
- Bought
- Aug 28, 2023
- Where
- Savannah, Georgia: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 39, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Lectric eBikes, made or sold by Lectric eBikes
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- No Incident, No Injury
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