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Peloton Recalls Bikes for Being a Pain in the Butt
Sticking to a workout or exercise routine is already a pain in the rear for some, and if you have one of Peloton’s exercise bikes, you could actually experience a pain in the butt due to the seats breaking off.
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GM recalls nearly 1M vehicles over potential air bag defect
Tesla recalls over 1.1 million cars in China over braking flaw
Tesla’s latest large-scale recall effectively covers its entire output for one nation. China’s market regulator has ordered a recall of over 1.1 million Tesla cars, or nearly all the vehicles it has sold in the country, over a reported flaw in the regenerative braking system. As drivers can’t set the intensity of regenerative braking or receive alerts with a sustained press of the accelerator, officials believe there’s a risk owners might misuse the pedals (as they can’t hear a revving engine) and crash.
The EV maker will fix the issue through a software update that both tweaks the default regenerative braking level and lets users customize the system’s strength. Tesla will also notify drivers who press the accelerator for a long time. The recall covers Model 3 and Model Y cars made in China between January 2019 and April this year, as well as some imported Model 3, Model S and Model X examples.
Tesla has disbanded its PR team and hasn’t commented on the recall. Bloombergpoints out that Chinese drivers have complained multiple times about acceleration and braking issues. One driver used the 2021 Shanghai auto show to highlight a serious crash where her father nearly died after the brakes failed. Tesla apologized, but didn’t acknowledge a glitch and noted the high speed before the collision.
As with most Tesla recalls, the software update won’t significantly disrupt the company’s business in the short term. However, it’s not a good look for a brand that has had numerous recalls in recent years, including 80,000 in China last fall for software and seat belt problems. Tesla depends heavily on China for revenue — it’s home to the giant Gigafactory Shanghai, which currently produces more than half of the firm’s cars each year. Tesla can’t afford to alienate either customers or officials.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/tesla-recalls-over-11-million-cars-in-china-over-braking-flaw-161526258.html?src=rss
Peloton recalls over 2 million bikes due to faulty seats
Peloton is eager for people to know it’s more than “that bike company.” Unfortunately, those bikes are at the heart of the beleaguered fitness company’s latest woes. Today, Peloton and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a voluntary recall of 2.2 million Peloton Bikes after 35 reports of seats either breaking or falling off during use.
A Bloomberg report offers some more details about the faulty seat. Namely, the part that attaches the seat to the bike frame could potentially break off at the welding joint. Of the 35 reports, 13 resulted in injuries, including a fractured wrist, lacerations, and bruises.
The affected bikes were sold at Peloton and Dick’s Sporting Goods retail and online stores as well as on Amazon….
Peloton recalls 2.2 million Bikes over safety issues
Peloton has had a rough couple of years after pandemic restrictions lifted and people returned to working out at the gym and outside. Now, the company has suffered yet another body blow. A voluntary recall has been issued for 2.2 million Peloton Bikes sold in the US between January 2018 and this month because of seat post safety concerns. “The original Peloton Bike seat post can break unexpectedly during use, creating a potential fall and injury risk,” Peloton said in a statement.
A recall notice on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) website urges consumers to “immediately stop using the recalled exercise bikes and contact Peloton for a free repair.” However, Peloton won’t have to eat the cost of returning millions of bikes to its facilities and sending them back out to customers after repairs. The company will send out a free seat post that consumers can install by themselves.
According to the CPSC, there have been 35 reported instances of the seat post breaking and detaching from the Bike during use, causing users to fall in some cases. Those incidents resulted in 13 reports of injuries, including a fractured wrist, lacerations and bruises.
This is not the first time that there have been reports of injuries related to Peloton products. Earlier this year, the company agreed to pay $19 million to settle CPSC charges that it didn’t immediately disclose reports of people, pets and objects being pulled under the rear of the Tread+. The CPSC said that by the time it received a report from Peloton about such issues, there had been more than 150 such incidents, one of which resulted in a child’s death. Other people sustained injuries including broken bones, lacerations, abrasions and friction burns.
The settlement and Bike recall come after a brutal 2022 for Peloton, in which the company laid off thousands of workers. It tried other tactics to cut costs and increase revenue, including a switch to third-party manufacturing and adjusting prices of its products. However, the company posted a larger loss than expected in its most recent earnings report.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/peloton-recalls-22-million-bikes-over-safety-issues-170641578.html?src=rss
John Leguizamo Recalls Production Hiring Real Strippers For Super Mario Bros. Movie
Illumination and Nintendo’s animated Super Mario Bros. Movie is almost assuredly going to cross the billion-dollar mark, and will probably spawn a sequel and spin-offs before it finishes its theatrical run. An interesting effect of the success of this movie is the original 1993 Super Mario Bros. live-action film getting a second life with a younger audience.
One of the original stars of the movie, John Leguizamo, has talked at length about his thoughts on the animated feature, calling it a missed opportunity to have a minority casting, and actually ended up boycotting the blockbuster. In between those thoughts, he’s talked about some very risque behind-the-scenes bits including the directors hiring real-life strippers.
“[The directors] had this dark, dark vision that Disney was not okay with so there was all this butt-heading that was incredible,” Leguizamo told Variety. “That party scene? Those were all strippers from North Carolina that they put on the set and they had them in the most revealing clothes and costumes.”