Peloton recalls treadmills after one child death and multiple injuries
LA TimesMaggie Lu uses a Peloton Tread treadmill during CES 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The company said Wednesday it will offer full refunds for the Peloton Tread+ treadmills and will also stop selling them. The recall comes after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warned on April 17 that people with children and pets should immediately stop using the Tread+ treadmill after a child was pulled under it and died. “Peloton unacceptably put consumers at risk,” Blumenthal said in a statement, adding that he would work to strengthen the safety commission so that “companies like Peloton no longer get to call the shots on consumer safety.” Under current laws, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has to negotiate with companies in order to release warnings about a product’s hazards. Joseph Martyak, a spokesman at the Consumer Product Safety Commission, said the agency is still testing the treadmills, but it appears the design of the Peloton Tread+, including its belt and its height off the floor, could make it more likely to pull people, pets and items under the machine than other brands of treadmills.
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