Peloton recalls faulty seat posts on more than 100,000 bikes in Canada

Peloton is recalling the seat posts on greater than 100,000 train bikes bought in Canada because of the threat of them breaking throughout use.

Health Canada issued the recall discover on Friday following an analogous transfer within the United States, the place greater than two million train bikes have the defective seat publish.

Consumers are requested to right away cease utilizing the recalled bikes and to contact Peloton for a free alternative seat publish.

The challenge impacts the seat posts on Peloton bike mannequin PL01. About 108,000 affected bikes have been bought in Canada from January 2018 to May 2023.

The recall discover says Peloton has acquired one reported incident and no reviews of damage in Canada as of Thursday.

The challenge additionally has occurred primarily in customers taller than 180 centimetres (five-foot-10) and weighing greater than 114 kilograms (251 kilos), based on the discover.

In the U.S., Peloton has acquired 35 reviews of the seat publish breaking and detaching throughout use, with 13 reviews of accidents together with “a fractured wrist, lacerations and bruises,” as of Thursday.

The recall discover says after May 16, shoppers can contact Peloton toll-free at 833-821-0099 between 6 a.m. and midnight ET, seven days every week, or on-line at www.onepeloton.ca/alternative/checkout.

Peloton grew in recognition throughout the COVID-19 pandemic however has struggled financially since.

The New York-based firm introduced in October that it might get rid of about 500 jobs in what can be its fourth spherical of layoffs for the yr.

Peloton had laid off 12 per cent of its employees at that time, leaving it with practically 4,000 workers or lower than half of what it had throughout its peak in 2021.

Peloton additionally stated final yr it might shut its North America distribution community and shift supply work to third-party suppliers.

With information from The Associated Press and CNN