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Babboe has entered the final phase of research into the safety of its cargo bikes. – Photo Babboe

Babboe offers replacement for 22,000 cargobikes after inspection

AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - Accell Group subsidiary Babboe has issued a recall and replacement program for in total 22,000 cargo bikes. The first...

Babboe has announced that compensation will be given for the inconvenience caused. – Photo Babboe

Accell recalls Babboe cargobikes while over 8,000 claims are looming

AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - Babboe has announced the inevitable recall of its cargo bikes after receipt of numerous reports of frame breakage as...

It turns out that breaking frames were not incidents, but happening rather frequently at Babboe – Photo Accell Group

Babboe facing potential prosecution for selling defective cargo bikes

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - A newly released report is causing a stir at Dutch cargo bike manufacturer Babboe, owned by Accell Group. The existing...

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority has instructed Babboe to immediately cease distributing all their cargo bikes. – Photo Babboe

Accell Group suspends Babboe cargo bike sales as quality issues...

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Babboe will stop selling its cargo bikes until further notice. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety...

BLOG: Smartphones are the new cigarettes

BLOG: Smartphones are the new cigarettes

Interesting news from Recall Land. The safety of Apple's iPhone 12 has come under scrutiny, as per findings from French regulatory authorities. Their...

“Some products might not guarantee 100% retention of inflation pressure on some rims currently on the market,” explained Pirelli about the voluntary recall of some P Zero Race TLR tyres. – Photo Pirelli

Pirelli issues voluntary recall of certain P Zero race tyres

MILAN, Italy - Tyre manufacturer Pirelli is carrying out a voluntary recall of some bicycle tyres of the type P Zero Race TLR, size 28-622. The...

The issue with the Shimano Hollowtech II crankset is being treated differently throughout the world. – Photo Shimano

Shimano widens Hollowtech crank inspection to global level

EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands - Shimano has issued a voluntary inspection and replacement program for its bonded 11-Speed Hollowtech II road cranksets....

BLOG: I wonder if ChatGPT would have spotted this?

BLOG: I wonder if ChatGPT would have spotted this?

I missed my deadline for writing this blog. ChatGPT was overloaded already for days, so I really had to write myself. So, let’s continue where I...

BLOG: Why a 'stop using your bicycle immediately' recall should be rare

BLOG: Why a 'stop using your bicycle immediately' recall should be...

Wheels that come loose, brakes that don't work, seatbelts that don't tighten, and a wrong brake pedal that gets in the way when using the clutch....

Blog: What we can learn from the disastrous Philips recall

Blog: What we can learn from the disastrous Philips recall

"The health care turmoil in the US is only temporary," Philips' CEO said in an interview in 2017. Today, Philips itself seems to be in its worst...