Burley Design LLC of Eugene, OR has recalled 4,167 of its Tailwind bike racks because the top portion of the rack used to connect trailercycles to the rear of the towing bicycle can break and allow the trailercycle to disconnect, posing a fall hazard.
The Tailwind Racks, pictured to the right, are used for hitching children’s trailercycles to adult size bicycles. The aluminum racks were sold individually, in black or silver, or with Kazoo or Piccolo brand trailercycles in black only. The individual racks have stock code numbers 939001 for black and 939002 for silver, which was printed on the original packaging. The racks have double side rails. Burley is printed on the curved back plate of the rack.
The firm received 11 reports of Tailwind Racks breaking, including one report of a minor leg injury in the United States and one report of a broken leg in the United Kingdom.
The racks were made in China and imported by Burley and sold by Independent bicycle retailers and specialty outdoor retailers nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Biketrailershop.com and other websites from November 2011 through September 2013. Individual racks sold for $65 and Kazoo and Piccolo trailercycles with Tailwind Racks sold for $300 and $350 respectively.
Consumers should stop using the Tailwind Racks immediately and contact Burley to receive a free replacement rack. Burley will replace recalled Tailwind Racks with a steel Moose Rack.
