March 04, 2004

By: William Christiansen
Website: http://www.1st-in-kids.com

Sun Rise Industrial Co., Ltd. and Raleigh America Inc. Announce Recall of Bicycles

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Sun Rise Bicycle Industrial Co. Ltd. of Taiwan and Raleigh America Inc., of Kent, Wash., are voluntarily recalling about 2,800 bicycles. The frames on these bicycles can break, which can cause riders to lose control and crash.

Raleigh America has received 13 reports of frames breaking including one incident where a consumer reported a broken heel.

The recall involves the 2002 Diamondback X-10 and X-20 Bicycles. These are full-suspension, Y-frame mountain bikes. They are either silver and black or black and blue. Diamondback are written on the down and bottom tubes.

Authorized Diamondback dealers sold the X-10 and X-20 bicycles nationwide from September 2001 through October 2002 for about $550 for the X-10 and $770 for the X-20.

Consumers should immediately stop using these bicycles and return them to an authorized Diamondback dealer to exchange the bicycle for one of equal value or credit towards another bicycle.

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