Peloton is recalling roughly 833,000 of its authentic Bike Plus machines, in line with the U.S. Shopper Product Security Fee. The reason is that the seat put up can break and detach throughout use, with Peloton receiving three reviews of breakages and two reviews of accidents ensuing from falls.
The affected Bike Plus models had been offered between January 2020 and April 2025, and had been manufactured in Taiwan from 2019 to 2022. The bikes had been offered each from Peloton straight, and thru third-party retailers like Dick’s Sporting Items, eBay, and Amazon. To test whether or not your Bike Plus is affected, it ought to have the mannequin quantity PL02 and serial numbers starting with “T.” As a treatment, Peloton is providing a free redesigned seat put up alternative that homeowners can set up themselves.
“The integrity of our merchandise and our Members’ well-being are our high priorities. We’re taking this chance to make alternative seat posts obtainable to all affected Bike Plus customers and we encourage them to contact us to obtain the redesigned seat put up as quickly as attainable,” Peloton spokesperson Kath McDonald tells The Verge.
That is the second recall for Peloton bike seat posts. The primary was in 2023 for the bottom mannequin authentic Bike, and affected 2 million models with 35 reviews of breakages and 13 accidents. The unique Bike and Bike Plus, whereas related merchandise, characteristic barely completely different seat put up designs.
The recall comes a fragile time for Peloton. The corporate will announce earnings later at this time at 5PM ET, and this quarter’s earnings are notably important given it’s the primary after Peloton’s formidable {hardware} refresh and deep-dive into a brand new AI health teaching characteristic.
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