Peloton is recalling roughly 833,000 of its authentic Bike Plus machines, in accordance with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The reason is that the seat publish can break and detach throughout use, with Peloton receiving three studies of breakages and two studies of accidents ensuing from falls.
The affected Bike Plus models have been offered between January 2020 and April 2025, and have been manufactured in Taiwan from 2019 to 2022. The bikes have been offered each from Peloton immediately, and thru third-party retailers like Dick’s Sporting Items, eBay, and Amazon. To verify 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 publish substitute 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 substitute seat posts out there to all affected Bike Plus customers and we encourage them to contact us to obtain the redesigned seat publish as quickly as potential,” 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 units with 35 studies of breakages and 13 accidents. The unique Bike and Bike Plus, whereas related merchandise, characteristic barely completely different seat publish designs.
The recall comes a fragile time for Peloton. The corporate will announce earnings later right this moment at 5PM ET, and this quarter’s earnings are significantly important given it’s the primary after Peloton’s ambitious hardware refresh and deep-dive into a brand new AI health teaching characteristic.