CPSC Recall in 2015: Burley Design Recalls Child Bicycle Trailers Due to Injury Risk

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 16-019

Date: October 28, 2015

Product Name: Child bicycle trailers

Recall Description:

Trailers with black plastic tow bar receivers can separate from the tow bar when they appear to be connected, posing a crash hazard.

Hazard Description:

Trailers with black plastic tow bar receivers can separate from the tow bar when they appear to be connected, posing a crash hazard to the child in the trailer.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Repair

Units: About 34,000 (in addition about 820 were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

Burley Design has received 35 reports of trailers with black plastic tow bar receivers separating from the tow bar, including two incidents that resulted in abrasions to a child.

Sold At:

REI, Sport Chalet and other sporting goods stores and bike shops nationwide, and at Amazon.com and other online retailers from January 2009 to October 2015 for between $300 and $700.

Manufactured In:

China