Peloton recalls 833,000 units following injury reports
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Peloton is recalling about 833,000 units of a Original Bike+ model following reports that seat posts broke on some bikes, causing users to fall off.
The big picture: Peloton issued a voluntary recall of its Bike+ model after three reports of injuries, all involving users who were taller than 5'10" and weighed more than 250 pounds, according to Canada's national health department.
- Peloton's website lists the maximum user weight of its bikes as 297 pounds.
Driving the news: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said in a statement on Thursday that it initiated the recall following reports of the injuries and warned users to immediately stop using the recalled bikes.
What they're saying: "The integrity of our products and our Members' well-being are our top priorities," a Peloton spokesperson tells Axios.
- "We are taking this opportunity to make replacement seat posts available to all affected Bike+ users and we encourage them to contact us to receive the redesigned seat post as soon as possible."
State of play: The recall applies to the Peloton Original Series Bike+ Model PL02.
- The PLO2 model features serial numbers beginning with the letter "T."
- These products were manufactured between December 2019 through July 2022, but have been sold through 2025.
- Peloton is offering free replacement seat posts for units included in the recall, but not refunds.
Flashback: Peloton recalled over two million seats for its original Bike product in 2023.
- Following that recall, the company redesigned its seat posts, which have a fail-safe mechanism to prevent the seat from detaching even if the posts were to break.
- All of Peloton's models since 2023 use the redesigned post.
Zoom out: The recall is the last setback for Peloton, which lost a lot of momentum after the pandemic, when investors bet big on stay-at-home stocks.
