E-bikes bought by retailers together with Amazon, Sears and Walmart are being recalled as a result of the bicycles’ lithium-ion batteries can ignite, probably sparking a hearth and burning riders.
About 22,000 e-bikes are concerned within the recall, and shouldn’t be used till outfitted with a free substitute battery and battery mount, based on a discover posted by the U.S. Client Product Security Fee.
The China-based firm that distributes the e-bikes, Ancheer, mentioned it has obtained six stories involving hearth, explosions or sparks, together with 4 that detailed burn accidents.
U.S. Client Product Security Fee 
The recall entails black e-bikes with the mannequin quantity AM001907, which will be discovered on the packaging and within the instruction handbook however not the bike itself. A water bottle formed cylindrical battery distinguishes the recalled mannequin, which has 26-inch wheels and “Ancheer” printed on its downtube.
The recalled e-bikes had been bought on-line at www.aliexpress.com, www.ancheer.store, www.amazon.com, www.ebaby.com, www.newegg.com, www.overstock.com, www.rakuten.com, www.sears.com, www.walmart.com and www.want.com from January 2016 by June 2022 for between $280 and $930.
Ancheer will be reached toll-free at (888) 661-1330 from 9 a.m. to five p.m. Jap time Monday by Friday; by e-mail at service@ancheer.store; or on-line at www.ancheer.store/pages/remembers.
U.S. Client Product Security Fee 
The recall got here two days after the discharge of a CPSC report highlighting a rise in emergency room visits and deaths associated to e-scooters, e-bikes and hoverboards. Emergency departments across the U.S. handled greater than 77,000 accidents associated to the three micromobility merchandise in 2021, up 127% from 34,000 in 2017, CPSC discovered.
The company is conscious of 129 fatalities involving the merchandise from 2017 by 2021, with the deaths rising from 5 in 2017 to 48 final 12 months, the company mentioned.
“Fires with the lithium-ion batteries that energy e-scooters, in addition to e-bikes and hoverboards, have been garnering consideration from hearth departments nationwide, CPSC famous in a information launch.
