Peloton Recalls Treadmills After Reports of Injuries and a Fatality.<br />The exercise equipment company made the announcement <br />on May 5 following weeks of discussions with the <br />U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).<br />I want to be clear, Peloton made a mistake in our initial response to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s request that we recall the Tread+, CEO John Foley, via statement.<br />We should have engaged more productively with them from the outset. For that, I apologize, CEO John Foley, via statement.<br />Peloton is advising the owners of roughly <br />1,050 Tread products and 125,000 Tread+ machines <br />to stop using the equipment and secure a full refund.<br />The CPSC warned against the Tread+ last month after dozens of people reported injuries and one child died.<br />18 people reported that the touchscreen <br />had loosened, while six claimed that it <br />detached completely and fell off the Tread.<br />The company is currently working to fix the problem and intends to have a solution in the coming weeks.<br />It also said it will work with the CPSC to develop new safety standards for the industry.
