Peloton fights federal safety recall after its treadmills left one child dead, others injured

[DonViejo]

By Todd C. Frankel
April 16, 2021 at 7:46 p.m. EDT

One month after revealing that one child died and others were injured in accidents on Peloton treadmills, the at-home exercise company is fighting a federal safety agency’s request that the company recall the products and has delayed the agency’s investigation into potential safety problems, according to officials familiar with the incident.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission this week took the unusual step of issuing an administrative subpoena to require Peloton to disclose the name of the child who died and the family’s contact information so regulators can continue an inquiry into what went wrong, according to officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

The previously undisclosed dispute between the nation’s product safety regulator and Peloton — a $34 billion company famous for its stationary bicycles and online workouts — has so far taken place outside public view.

The two sides also are clashing over whether Peloton's treadmills need to be taken off the market.

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https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/300279577/peloton-fights-us-safety-recall-after-treadmills-left-child-dead-others-hurt

[Diamond_Dog]

1. They can just say no to a safety recall?

Is this legal?

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. I learned something today. I did not realize that Federal Safety Recalls were voluntary.

[Hugin]

4. Regulatory capture...

Started by Reagan.

You'd be shocked and surprised by the extent of it now.

From meat inspections to aircraft safety.

It's insidious, incestuous, and ultimately deadly.

The process started by funding the regulatory agencies solely with the proceeds of the fines they charge against the industry they regulate. Instead of funding them independently through the government. In that situation there's no way they are going to inconvenience their sugar daddies by fining them or even possibly shutting them down for egregious violations. Just enough to keep the lights on and the ruse and legal cover of having oversight.

All part of drowning democracy in the bathtub.

Sleep tight.

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. Thank you for the info

[Hugin]

8. Of course the process ramped up to warp speed under the former guy...

Quietly.

They were keen to gut Sen Warren's "Consumer Financial Protection Bureau". A product of the 2008 financial crash.

Which was promptly done in the first weeks of the Turd Reich.

That's what makes them Fascists in my eyes.

[Bettie]

3. They can say no?

I was not aware that safety recalls were optional.

Oh, New Zealand, rules may be different there.

[malaise]

5. But leave the gun manufacturers alone

That is all

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

11. +1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣

[Dave Starsky]

6. Seems like ignoring a recall would increase your exposure to civil suits.

And I hope it does.

[Sneederbunk]

9. Sadly, the Peloton manual should include parenting instructions.

[alphafemale]

10. Do parents also need to be told not to allow children to use table saws?

Or should those b recalled too?

[jmowreader]

12. I have a table saw

The instruction manual very clearly covers children: it tells you to keep them away from the saw when it’s in use, and to make your workshop childproof.

The government would act if you invented a table saw that’s even more dangerous to children than they usually are. It seems that Peloton’s treadmills fall into that category.

[alphafemale]

14. The absolute death of common sense.

I'm stupid and misused your product.

Give me money.

[jmowreader]

15. Next question

Are the injuries occurring if you use Peloton treadmills the same way you use Life Fitness or Hammer Strength treadmills?

The weird thing about Peloton is the only real thing it’s got going for it are the classes you subscribe to. The equipment is quality home-grade gear priced like commercial equipment, and with all the fitness classes on YT you could buy better gear for less money and no subscription fees.

[Midnight Writer]

13. They've sold 34 billion dollars worth of products and had one accidental death?

That doesn't sound like an emergency recall is warranted, unless there is a specific hazard that needs to be corrected.