Parkcycle Front Forks Replaced By Columbia
CPSC recall 84070. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
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Fall
CPSC recall 84070 has the recall date 28 Dec 1984. The notice names the firm Columbia. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fall. CPSC gives the product type Bicycles & Accessories.
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| Description | Parkcycle Front Forks Replaced By Columbia NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 28, 1984 Release # 84-070 Replacement Program Offered For Columbia Parkcycle Front Forks WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In voluntary cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Columbia Manufacturing Company of Westfield, Massachusetts announces a continuation of its free replacement program involving the front forks of 15,390 Parkcycles (children's sidewalk bicycles) manufactured between August 1 and November 1, 1983. The Commission is aware of 2 complaints of lacerations and contusions of the face resulting from children falling from these Parkcycles and approximately 30 reports of front fork failure that did not involve injury. All but one of these incidents were brought to CPSC's attention by Columbia. Prior tolerating of any fork failures, Columbia's internal testing program indicated that it would be desirable to strengthen the Parkcycle front forks and Columbia commenced using a heavier gauge steel for the front forks on all Parkcycle production as of November 1, 1983. Because… |
| Product | Rainbow Connection, X2 Tiger Parkcycles boys' sidewalk bicycles, Bicycles & Accessories |
| Manufacturer | Columbia |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1984: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1984
- 44
- Recalls of 1984 with one of the same hazards
- 5%
- Recalls of 1984 in the category Bicycles & Accessories
- 5%
- Recalls on the register that name Columbia
- 3
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1996 | Industrial Fiberglass Extension Ladders Recalled by Keller |
| 15 Nov 1978 | Chain Guard Kit for Bicycle Offerred by Columbia |
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 84070. https://recallregister.com/product/4484-parkcycle-front-forks-replaced-by-columbia/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 84070 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 84070 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Columbia?
- 3 CPSC recalls on this register name Columbia. This recall is 1 of them.