Peleton treadmill recall

33gail33 · May 2021

I have dogs and they used to come hang out with me while I ran on my treadmill all the time. The treadmill that I have is low to the ground and has a smooth tread.
The Peleton treadmill is higher off the ground than most treadmills, and the tread is sectioned so it can easily pull a small child or animal under.
Now that I am aware of it I would know not to have one in my house. But honestly before this it probably never would have occurred to me that an animal or child could be sucked under and killed by a treadmill. To me the warning to remove the key would imply that kids could get on and start it and get thrown off the moving tread (which also happens a lot). I guess that makes me ignorant.
Unless the Peleton "warning" explicitly states the specific danger of getting sucked under it, which is unique to their design, then I think they do bear some corporate responsibility here.

SunnyWaves89 · May 2021

33gail33 wrote: »

zebasschick wrote: »

if the parents had left the treadmill unplugged when not in use or removed the key, no children would be injured or dead. pretty much any treadmill could kill or injure a child or pet in the exact same way.

peloton warns about this in their manual prominently, and i read (i can't confirm this) they also had a sticker on the treadmill with the warning.

At least one case had a child sucked under while the treadmill was being used. I don't think that was the kid that died.

Correct. Thankfully that boy was able to free himself.

MikePfirrman · February 2022

Just an update on this discussion. The CEO has been ousted, 2800 employees are being laid off and the stock is near an all time low. Could see all of that coming from a mile away.

Still, their "secret sauce" is in the interactive technology, still the best there is. It will rebound from this but that whole treadmill situation is what started the tumbling down of Peloton.

Peleton treadmill recall

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