SANTA CRUZ, California - A global recall has been issued for the Santa Cruz Heckler 9 bike model after multiple battery fires were reported. The Santa Cruz-based company, a subset of the Dutch transport conglomerate Pon Holdings, first issued the recall in May, warning customers that the e-bike's lithium-ion battery can overheat and pose a fire hazard.

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The Belgian e-bike brand is in hot water after customers called out unexpectedly long wait times and a lack of transparency from the company. It's safe to say Cowboy has had a rough start to the year, as the e-bike manufacturer has attempted to navigate a production relocation, frame recall and now backordering issue - all in the span of a few months.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - E-bike manufacturer Cowboy has announced a voluntary recall of its C4 ST (Edition MR) model due to a potential safety issue involving the bike's frame. The Brussels-based company discovered during quality testing that the bike is at risk of developing fatigue cracks at the weld joint between the headtube and the downtube after approximately 2,500 kilometres of use.

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - Europe Cycle Company B.V. (ECC), the manufacturer of Vogue cargo bikes, must immediately stop the sale of all its cargo bikes, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has determined. The company must also recall cargo bikes that pose a serious safety risk.

WASHINGTON, USA - The initial investigations into Accell Group-owned Babboe for selling defective cargo bikes caused a stir earlier this year in the Netherlands and across Europe. Owners had been told to stop riding their Babboe due to the hazard of breaking frames months ago, but only on 20 June the US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall notification.

AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - Accell Group subsidiary Babboe has issued a recall and replacement program for in total 22,000 cargo bikes. The first batches will be collected in the Netherlands and Germany in mid-April, after which the recall campaign will be rolled out in the other countries. All owners of these models will be offered a new bicycle or cargo bike.