E-Bike Conversion Kit: unsafe instructions and speeds above the legal limit
The kit's assembly instructions are inadequate and required safety warnings are missing, and the converted bike can reach 52mph, above the maximum permitted for use on UK roads as an Electrically Power-Assisted Cycle.
What to do
The notice does not give instructions. Read the official notice for details.
Notice details
- Product
- E-Bike Conversion Kit
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of injuries as the assembly instructions are inadequate, and the converted bike may operate at speeds in excess of the maximum permissible limit.
- Class or risk level
- Serious risk
- Identifiers
- PSD notification number: 2511-0171
- Model: 72FF-DGR D25071505
- Barcode: 250630678913
- Alert date
- November 21, 2025
- Published on GOV.UK
- November 21, 2025
- Listed on Recalled Today
- November 21, 2025
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from OPSS.
Product Safety Report: E-Bike Conversion Kit (2511-0171)
- Risk level
- Serious risk
- Measures taken
- Destruction of the product; Import rejected at the border
- Summary
- Product: E-Bike Conversion Kit Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of injuries as the assembly instructions are inadequate, and the converted bike may operate at speeds in excess of the maximum permissible limit. Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type: Hobby/Sports Equipment - Cycles (Powered) Model: 72FF-DGR D25071505 Barcode: 250630678913 Product Identifiers: 72V3000W27.5 sw900 Country of Origin: China Product Description: An e-bike conversion kit with power supply, gears and cabling Product Report and Image: Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of injuries as the assembly instructions are inadequate and required safety warnings are not present, which could lead the user to convert their bicycle in an unsafe manner. Additionally, the product has a maximum speed of 52mph, which is in excess of the maximum permissible for use on UK roads as an Electrically Power-Assisted Cycle (EPAC). The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. Additional information PSD notification number: 2511-0171 Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
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