Peloton fights federal safety recall after its treadmills left one child dead, others injured [View all]
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
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