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Urban Arrow Cargo Electric Bikes

The front bolt in the seat post clamping mechanism can break, causing the seat to become loose and posing a fall hazard.

What happened

Gazelle USA LLC, of Santa Cruz, California, is recalling Urban Arrow Cargo Electric Bikes because the front bolt in the seat post clamping mechanism can break, causing the seat to become loose and posing a fall hazard. The firm has received nine reports of damage or wear to the saddle-seat post connection. No injuries have been reported. About 1,032 bicycles were sold in the United States, and about 134 were sold in Canada.

The recalled bikes include Urban Arrow Family (in Black and White), Urban Arrow Shorty (in Black and White), Urban Arrow Cargo L/XL (in Black and White), and Urban Arrow Tender 1000/1500 (in White). The frame is made of aluminum with a reinforced foam (EPP) cargo box, and "Urban Arrow" is printed on the bottom of the cargo box. The seat posts have two silver bolts. The bicycles were sold at specialty bike stores nationwide from 2016 through 2022 for about $9,000 and were made in the Netherlands.

Consumers should stop using the recalled bicycles immediately and contact Gazelle USA to receive a free replacement seat post and saddle that can be installed by the consumer with no special tools or by an Urban Arrow dealer at no charge.

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What to do

If you have one:

  1. Stop using the recalled bicycles immediately.
  2. Contact Gazelle USA to receive a free replacement seat post and saddle that consumers can either install yourself with no special tools or take to an Urban Arrow dealer to be installed at no charge.
  3. You will be asked to fill out a recall registration form at forms.gle/1Nir9NrR7aJcpwRk8 (opens in a new tab)⁠.
  4. You can locate their nearest dealer at urbanarrow.com/dealers (opens in a new tab)⁠.

What you get Repair

Call Gazelle USA 800-838-5388

Full text from CPSC

Consumers should stop using the recalled bicycles immediately and contact Gazelle USA to receive a free replacement seat post and saddle that consumers can either install themselves with no special tools or take to an Urban Arrow dealer to be installed at no charge. Consumers will be asked to fill out a recall registration form at forms.gle/1Nir9NrR7aJcpwRk8 (opens in a new tab)⁠. Consumers can locate their nearest dealer at urbanarrow.com/dealers (opens in a new tab)⁠.

Is your bike affected?

Compare these details with your product, then check the CPSC notice for which ones are recalled.

  1. Urban Arrow Cargo Electric Bikes

    Made in
    Netherlands

Product description from CPSC

This recall involves Urban Arrow cargo electric bikes with model descriptions Urban Arrow Family (in Black and White), Urban Arrow Shorty (in Black and White), Urban Arrow Cargo L/XL (in Black and White) and Urban Arrow Tender 1000/1500 (in White). The frame of the bicycle is made of aluminum with a reinforced foam (EPP) cargo box. “Urban Arrow” is printed on the bottom of the cargo box. The seat posts on the recalled bicycles have two silver bolts.

Recall details

Recalled
Sold in

Sold at Specialty bike stores nationwide.

From 2016 to 2022.

Price: about $9,000.

Company
Gazelle USA LLCNetherlands
Recall number
27-004
Units affected
About 1,032 (In addition, about 134 were sold in Canada)
Reported incidents
The firm has received nine reports of damage or wear to the saddle-seat post connection. No injuries have been reported.
Contact
Gazelle USA, toll-free at 800-838-5388 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email at recall.na@urbanarrow.com or online at https://urbanarrow.com/en-na/recall or https://urbanarrow.com/en-na and click on “Product Recalls” at the bottom of the page for more information.
Made in
Netherlands
Imported by
Gazelle USA LLC, of Santa Cruz, California

All recalls from Gazelle USA LLC

Timeline

  1. Announced by CPSC · Listed on Recall Canary

  2. Summary updated

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 5, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (opens in a new tab)