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Product name VITUS 14 and VITUS 16 Kids Bikes
Description This recall involves VITUS 14 and VITUS 16 Kids Bikes. The bicycles were sold with 14-inch wheels for kids ages 3 to 5 years and 16-inch wheels for kids ages 4 to 6 years. They were sold in multiple colors. VITUS is printed across the frame of the bicycle. 
Problem The bicycles have handbrakes but no footbrakes. Federal regulations require the bicycles be equipped with both handbrakes and footbrakes. Sidewalk bicycles with handbrakes, but no footbrakes, may present a risk of injury to young children who might not be able to stop the bicycles using handbrakes only. 
Distribution Online at www.wiggle.com and www.chainreactioncycles.com for about $280 for the VITUS 14 and about $300 for the VITUS 16 Kids Bikes. 
Company If purchased from Wiggle - www.wiggle.com . If purchased from Chain Reaction Cycles www.chainreactions.com. 
Dates sold January 2017 through April 2021 
Date posted 09/09/2021 
Additional information For additional information, visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's news release at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Vitus-14-and-Vitus-16-Kids-Bikes-Recalled-Due-to-Crash-Hazard-Imported-by-Wiggle-Recall-Alert 
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