The Tesla Cyberquad for Children is now being recalled after an adult was injured while using the vehicle. When a 36-year-old man rode it and injured his shoulder, it didn’t meet safety standards. According to the recall, owners are urged to stop using them from now on and have the right to a full refund.
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Developed by ride-on toy specialists Radio Flyer and sold in limited numbers late last year, the Tesla CyberQuad for Kids is essentially a motorized ATV from the company that looks suspiciously like a Yamaha Raptor underneath. It will show again in 2019 at Cyber Track. Using a lithium-ion battery, the child-sized CyberQuad can range up to 15 miles and hit speeds of up to 10 mph. Each cost $1,900 and approximately 5,000 were sold.
The CyberQuad clearly does not meet federally mandated safety standards for youth ATVs, which include maximum tire pressure and mechanical suspension, according to the commission. In the recall statement, it said, “Additionally, CyberQuad does not have a CPSC-approved ATV Action Plan to manufacture, import, sell or distribute ATVs. ATV action plans contain several safety requirements such as driver training, safety information dissemination, age recommendations and other safety measures. These ATV safety requirements are designed to reduce the risk of accidents and injuries, prevent serious injury or death.
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This memory was not induced in the affected children. Instead, the victim is an adult. From the memo: “Radio Flyer received a report of an incident involving a single rider Cyberquad driven by an eight-year-old child and a 36-year-old woman who sustained an injury to the left shoulder.” The grown woman” on Cyberquads representing all the right kids who are too responsible for hurting themselves: This is why we can’t have nice things.
But RadioFlyer is contacting the owners directly to remove the Cyberquad’s motor control (permanently disabling the vehicle) and send it back to the manufacturer in a prepaid envelope for a full $1,900 refund. Instructions on how to remove the controller can be found on the company’s recall website. The agency also noted that Cyber Quad does not have an ATV action plan approved by the CPSC. Consumers will receive a full refund after removing the product engine control and sending it back to RadioFlyer, postage prepaid. Removing the motor control will permanently disable the Cyberquad.
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