CPSC, Brunswick Corp. Announce Another Expanded Recall of Mongoose and Roadmaster Mountain Bicycles

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #02143) was formally reported on April 18, 2002. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Brunswick Corp., of Lake Forest, Ill. is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 103,000 units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: The forks on these bicycles can break apart, causing riders to lose control, fall and suffer serious injury. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers should immediately stop using these bicycles and call the firm to obtain information on receiving a $65 refund for the bicycle fork. This applies to all owners of bicycles with Ballistic mo… — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 24 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.