Stile Products Recalls Tern Folding Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #13231) was formally reported on June 27, 2013. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Alu Maga Industrial Co., Ltd., of Taiwan is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 175 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The bike's frame can crack at the hinge on the top tube, posing a fall hazard. 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 riding the bicycle and contact Stile Products or take the bike to an authorized dealer. Consumers will receive a free frame and have it installed at no cost. — 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 13 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.