Pedego Electric Bikes Recalls Fat Tire Trikes Due to Fall and Laceration Hazards

What's recalled

This recall involves the Fat Tire Trike, an aluminum adult three-wheeled electric tricycle. It has a rectangular label on the downtube near the front of the frame with the word "Pedego" printed on it. The product was sold in matte black.

The risk

The trike frame can develop a hairline fracture near a weld, which can cause the tubes to separate, posing fall and laceration hazards. Pedego has received 16 reports of the trike frame breaking, including one report of a laceration to the leg.

Who's affected

Units: About 400, according to CPSC. Sold at: Pedego stores nationwide and online at PedegoElectricBikes.com from March 2024 through March 2025 for between $3,500 and $4,000.

Compared with

Pedego Electric Bikes has 0 CPSC recalls in 2026 so far, compared with 1 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.

Before this

No earlier CPSC recalls by Pedego Electric Bikes in records since Nov. 1, 2016.

Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.

What to do and when

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Fat Tire Trikes and contact Pedego to schedule a repair involving the replacement of a section of the frame, which will be installed by a Pedego dealer of their choice at no charge to the consumer. Consumers should fill out a registration form at https://pedegoelectricbikes.com/pages/product-recalls.

CPSC's notice, word for word

Contact, as CPSC's notice gives it: Pedego toll-free at 800-646-8604 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, by email at recall@pedego.com, or online at https://pedegoelectricbikes.com/pages/product-recalls or at www.pedegoelectricbikes.com and click on "Recalls" at the bottom of the page for more information.

Check it yourself

• CPSC's recall notice

The record as CPSC published it

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall records (public domain). CPSC's notice