American e-bike company, Aventon, together with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are recalling the Aventon Sinch.2 folding e-bike.
The CPSC states that some 2,300 units are being recalled after reports came in that the e-bikes accelerated unintendedly. While no injuries have yet been reported, the CPSC has labelled the bike model a "crash and injury hazard."
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