Commencal Recalls Ramones 14-Inch Kids Bicycles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #22735) was formally reported on March 24, 2022. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Commencal Corp., of Golden, Colorado is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 925 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Federal regulations require bicycles with seat heights that measure at or below 25 inches to be equipped with foot brakes. These bicycles are equipped only with hand brakes and can pose a crash hazard or a risk of inju… 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 take the recalled bikes away from children, stop using them, and contact the firm for a free repair kit. Commencal Corp. is contacting all purchasers directly by email. — 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 and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 1 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 4 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.