Murf Electric Bikes Recalls Electric Bicycles Due to Fall and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert)
CPSC recall 24708 · announced November 2, 2023 · Murf Electric Bikes · 9,000 units affected
The product
This recall involves all Murf's electric bicycles (e-bikes) sold prior to April 20, 2022. The electric bikes have an electric assist motor and are equipped with a bell, a headlight and a tail light. "Murf" is printed on the sides of the down tube of the bicycle frame. The electric bikes were sold in black, white, beige, blue, cream, gray or green colors. Model Name Model Years The Fat Murf 2017-2022 Alpha Cargo 2017-2022 Alpha Murf 2017-2022 Fat Murf Step Thru 2017-2022 Fat Pax Step Thru 2017-2022 Izzy Step Thru 2017-2022 Mini Murf 2017-2022 Pax Step Thru 2017-2022 Izzy Beach Cruiser 2017-2022
The hazard
The bicycles do not meet the U.S. safety standard, posing fall and injury hazards to the rider.
What to do (per CPSC)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled electric bikes and contact Murf's store for a free repair. Consumers can perform this repair themselves with the repair video available at https://youtu.be/yomCMeGnVTE. Murf Electric Bikes is contacting all purchasers directly. Remedy type: Repair
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): The firm has received one report of a fall including one minor injury.
Sold at: Murf's store in San Clemente, California, online at https://murfelectricbikes.com, and at bicycle stores nationwide from July 2017 through April 2022 for between $1,700 and $3,000.
Consumer contact: Murf toll-free at 888-855-0770 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or online at www.murfrecall.com or https://murfelectricbikes.com and click on "Recall" for more information.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.