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Brompton Bicycle Recalls Bicycles Due To Fall Hazard

Recalled 2017-12-21. Fall hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.

About 8,400Units
2017-12-21Recall date
FallHazard
None reportedInjuries

The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.

What was recalled
This recall involves Folding Brompton bicycles with "Brompton" printed on the bicycle's frame. Only bicycles with serial numbers 1403284144 to 1705150001 (manufactured from April 2014 through May 2017) are included in the recall. The serial number is printed on a curved plate or sticker, applied to the rear of the seat tube. If the barcode sticker on the bike is faded or rubbed off, submit the six digit frame number stamped into the metal plate behind the bottom bracket and seat tube via email to [email protected] to receive the correlating serial number.
The hazard
The bicycle's bottom bracket can break during use, posing a fall hazard.
Injuries
None reported
The remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and contact an authorized Brompton dealer for free installation of a new bottom bracket cartridge.

The details

ProductsFolding Brompton bicycles
Imported byBrompton Bicyle Inc
Made inGreat Britain
CPSC recall number18074
What a recall entitles you to

A refund, a repair or a replacement. The notice says which. It costs you nothing and there is usually no receipt requirement.

Stop using the product first. Recalls do not expire. An old one still counts.

The full CPSC notice, including photographs, is at cpsc.gov.

Source: CPSC SaferProducts recall feed, retrieved 2026-08-06. Newest recall on file 2026-07-30.

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