CPSC, Park Tool USA Announce Recall of Bicycle Floor Pump

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #04003) was formally reported on October 2, 2003. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Park Tool USA, of St. Paul, Minn. is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate 4,000 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The bicycle pump can become over-pressurized with air, forcing the handle to quickly and unexpectedly rise upward, possibly injuring the user. 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: Contact Park Tool to receive a replacement pump and instructions on how to switch the parts from the old pump to the new pump. — 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. 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 23 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.