The company was charged with failing to report product defects, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
knowingly failed to report, as required by law, that Tread+ contained a defect that could “create a substantial product hazard and created an unreasonable risk of serious injury to consumers,” according to CPSC. The civil penalty also settles charges that the company knowingly distributed recalled treadmills, which violated the Consumer Product Safety Act .
According to CPSC, starting in December 2018 and into 2019, Peloton received reports of users experiencing “pull under and entrapment” in the rear of the treadmills, as well as injuries. But, according to CPSC charges, Peloton did not immediately report these incidents to the safety commission.report the incidents, there were more than 150 reports of people, pets, and objects being pulled under the rear of the treadmill.
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