CPSCGeneral Alert
Clean Republic Recalls Hill Topper Electric Bike Motor Controllers Due to Crash ...
Published: August 2, 2018Recall ID: 18200Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
Water can enter the motor controller and cause it to accelerate on its own, posing a crash and injury hazard to the rider.
Product Description & Identification
This recall involves Hill Topper Electric Bike Kits with motor controller circuit boards used to convert regular bicycles to electric bicycles. The motor controller circuit boards, 24V/250W and 36V/350W, were sold separately as well as part of the kits. The model numbers KT24WSH-BF08 and KT36WSH-BFZ13504 can be found on the front of the motor control units.
Affected Products
Hill Topper Electric Bike motor controller circuit board
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2018/Clean-Republic-Recalls-Hill-Topper-Electric-Bike-Motor-Controllers-Due-to-Crash-and-Injury-Hazards |
| Title | Clean Republic Recalls Hill Topper Electric Bike Motor Controllers Due to Crash and Injury Hazards |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recalled Hill Topper electric bike kit_0.JPG |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Recalled Hill Topper electric bike kit |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recalled 24V_250W Motor Controller and 36V_350W.JPG |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Recalled 24V/250W Motor Controller and 36V/350W |
| Hazards › Name | Water can enter the motor controller and cause it to accelerate on its own, posing a crash and injury hazard to the rider. |
| Injuries › Name | The firm has received six reports of a rider losing control of his bike when the motor accelerated without rider input, including one reported injury resulting in scrapes and bruises to the rider. |
| Products › Name | Hill Topper Electric Bike motor controller circuit board |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 3,350 |
| Recall I D | 8368 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled motor controller circuit boards and kits and contact the firm for a free replacement motor controller circuit board. |
| Importers › Name | Clean Republic SODO LLC, dba "UKKO," Seattle, Wash. |
| Retailers › Name | Hill Topper's Seattle store and online at www.electric-bike-kit.com from January 2017 through June 2018 for $50 (24V/250W units) to $60 (36V/350W units) and for between $500 and $800 when sold with the kits. |
| Recall Date | 2018-08-02T00:00:00 |
| Description | This recall involves Hill Topper Electric Bike Kits with motor controller circuit boards used to convert regular bicycles to electric bicycles. The motor controller circuit boards, 24V/250W and 36V/350W, were sold separately as well as part of the kits. The model numbers KT24WSH-BF08 and KT36WSH-BFZ13504 can be found on the front of the motor control units. |
| Distributors › Name | Clean Republic SODO LLC, dba "UKKO," Seattle, Wash. |
| Recall Number | 18200 |
| Manufacturers › Name | Bafang Electric (Suzhou) Co. Ltd., China. |
| Remedy Options › Option | Replace |
| Consumer Contact | Hill Topper toll-free at 855-743-3279 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. PT, email support@ukko.io or online at www.electric-bike-kit.com and click on Recall Information. |
| Last Publish Date | 2018-08-02T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |