What defects do Rad Power Bikes have?
Although rad power bikes didn’t issue a voluntary recall, the cpsc warns consumers to stop using the batteries. The problem: the cpsc says these two battery models may create a fire hazard by unexpectedly igniting and exploding, especially when the battery or the harness has been exposed to water and debris. Certain e-bike batteries from rad power bikes pose a serious risk of injury and death from fires, and consumers should stop using them immediately. That’s according to a safety warning issued this week by the consumer product safety commission. The lithium-ion batteries have model numbers rp-1304 and hl-rp-s1304.Although Rad Power Bikes didn’t issue a voluntary recall, the CPSC warns consumers to stop using the batteries. The problem: The CPSC says these two battery models may create a fire hazard by unexpectedly igniting and exploding, especially when the battery or the harness has been exposed to water and debris.SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday in advance of completing a sale of the company and less than a month after it said it could not afford a recall on some of its older lithium-ion batteries that the Consumer Product Safety Commission deemed unsafe.