4,000 ParkTool Professional Floor Pumps have been recalled in an announcement by the CPSC. It was stated that the pump could become over-pressurized “forcing the handle to quickly and unexpectedly rise upward, possibly injuring the user.”
Park Tool USA has received reports of three injuries.
They include a chipped tooth, a small laceration on the chin and bruises.
Only units manufactured prior to August 2002 with a
black indicator on the pressure gauge are included in the recall. Pumps with blue indicators on the pressure gauge that are manufactured after August 2002 are not included.
The pumps were sold at Specialty bicycle retailers from March 2003 through August 2003 for about $80. Contact Park Tool to receive a replacement pump and instructions on how to switch the parts from the old pump to the new pump.
