Peloton recalled its treadmills and said it would stop selling them following a six-year-old child’s death and a safety commission’s warnings about the …
Peloton recalled its treadmills and said it would stop selling them following a six-year-old child’s death and a safety commission’s warnings about the product’s dangers, numerous sources reported Wednesday. The company announced Wednesday that it would recall 125,000 treadmills, including the $4,295 Tread+ and the $2,495 Tread, the latter of which has yet to be released in the U.S., CNN reported. Weeks before the recall, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning about the dangers of the machine, but Peloton did not respond by recalling the treadmills, a “mistake” CEO John Foley admitted to Wednesday, according to CNN. “I want to be clear, Peloton made a mistake in our initial response to the CPSC’s request,” Foley said. “We should have engaged more productively with them from the outset. For that, I apologize.” The company had 72 reports of adults, children, pets or items being pulled under the rear of the treadmill, according to The Associated Press (AP). Of the 72 reports,29 were of children who were injured by the treadmill and sustained broken bones and cuts.
