Battery recall thru the CPSC.
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scottsdalecommuter
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yikes thanks for the heads up, ill check my rad when i get home tonight, mine is a rad mission which isn't listed but still concerning.
Dewey
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Disappointing, Rad now have an opportunity to do right by their customers by offering a discount on a 1:1 swap of the affected old battery packs for a UL 2271 compliant potted battery. Rad say they offered a discount on a replacement battery but the CPSC did not accept. It reads as if CPSC could order a recall & replacement but have chosen not to do so at this time.
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gromike
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Rad Power Bikes is broke, so this will hasten their bankruptcy.
Bicycle Retailer article on Rad batteries
Bicycle Retailer article on Rad batteries
gromike
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From what I infer from the above article is that the problem stems from water ingress into the battery. The pictured battery looks pretty much like what a lot of us use. So, really this is not an issue limited to Rad bikes. I guess not everyone has a bike shed.
fritz katzenjammer
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Yuk! This will likely finish Rad Power Bikes. Too bad.
My battery WAS NOT one of the ones mentioned in the recall. I still have a RadRunner 2 that I purchased while on sale, before the current model with the hydraulic brakes and Safe Shield battery. My 'Runner has been ridden in a downpour and left at a bike rack during a overnight storm or two. I must have gotten lucky in getting a good battery!
scottsdalecommuter
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luckily my rad mission has a different model number but definitely makes me think twice about storing it in the garage and maybe storing it in the shed? it is going on 4 years old and still runs like the first day i bought it so maybe got lucky. i don't generally ride in the rain if i can help it so maybe that has helped my cause too, who knows.
