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Important: Safety Recall | Trek Girls’ MT220 Bicycle

Trek Bicycle Corporation | Maidstone Road | Kingston, Milton Keynes | MK10 0BE

THE FRAME ON YOUR BICYCLE MIGHT

HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY

A small number of the Trek model MT220 girls’ bicycles were

made with a frame that was welded incorrectly. If the frame

breaks, you could be involved in a serious accident.

!

DO NOT RIDE THIS BICYCLE

If you own an aected bicycle, it should not be ridden; take it

to your Trek dealer. If your Trek dealer determines that your

bicycle is subject to this recall, Trek will provide you with

a replacement Trek MT220 girls’ bicycle or a £75 credit

applicable to the purchase of a Trek bicycle of your choice.

!

AFFECTED MODELS

MT220 Girls’ Bicycles

(other models of Trek bikes are not aected)

Model Year Identifying Colors Figure

2005

Light Metallic Blue 3

Metallic Silver/Metallic Purple 4

2006

Metallic Silver/Metallic Purple 4

Pink/White Pearl 5

2007

Pink/White Pearl 5

Metallic Purple 6

INSPECTION OF YOUR BICYCLE

Check your bicycle to determine if it is

aected, or bring it to your Trek dealer for

inspection. Aected bicycles do not have a

frame gusset (see Figures 1 and 2) and are

the chart below.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

If you have further questions,

please call this number:

01908 282 626

FIGURE 1 | No gusset; if model is listed on the chart

to the left, the bicycle is recalled.

FIGURE 2 | Gusset; not recalled.

gusset

FIGURE 3 | Light Metallic Blue

FIGURE 5 | Pink/White Pearl FIGURE 6 | Metallic Purple

FIGURE 4 | Met. Silver/Met. Purple

Please post this notice in a conspicuous place in your store until 15th June, 2008. This poster was prepared in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission.


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