Regulators had warned people to stop using the machines if they have children or pets
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Fitness equipment firm Peloton is recalling some of its treadmills in the UK because of a risk they could injure users.
Peloton is also recalling a type of treadmill only sold in the US after the death of a child and several injuries.
Peloton recalls its treadmills following series of accidents
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Peloton is issuing a voluntary recall for all of its treadmill products including both the Peloton Tread and Tread Plus following a series of accidents that have resulted in multiple injuries and at least one death.
In the recall announcement today for the Tread Plus, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) elaborates that it’s received “72 reports of adult users, children, pets and/or objects being pulled under the rear of the treadmill, including 29 reports of injuries to children such as second- and third-degree abrasions, broken bones, and lacerations.”
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By TODD C. FRANKEL | The Washington Post | Published: May 5, 2021 Peloton agreed to recall its Tread Plus treadmills from the U.S. market in a deal struck Wednesday morning with federal safety regulators, a stunning reversal for the home exercise company after it spent weeks denying its treadmills were to blame for accidents tied to one child s death and injuries to 29 other children. The voluntary agreement with the Consumer Product Safety Commission which includes a full refund for consumers who purchased the $4,300 machines comes after the company spent weeks fighting against a potential recall. The deal represents an abrupt change in tone for Peloton, whose chief executive John Foley told consumers just last month that the company had no intention of recalling the treadmills.