Why Peloton is telling thousands of customers to get off their bikes

If sweating it out on a Peloton helps you stay fit, be sure to see if you’re affected by a major new recall from the exercise bike maker.

Peloton issued a major recall for some bike models on Thursday, warning that the seat posts of affected models could break and potentially injure their users. The recall is based on three reports of seat post malfunctions, and in two of those incidents Peloton users were injured after falling off the bike. Though the number of incidents is very small, the recall applies to 833,000 units manufactured in Taiwan and sold in the U.S.

The recall affects Peloton Original Series Bike+ units with model number PL02 and serial numbers that start with “T.” The bikes were manufactured between December 2019 and July 2022 and were sold through Peloton, Dick’s Sporti