Peloton has been cited by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, the manufacturer of fitness equipment confirmed on Friday, it was reported that his apparent failure in the information related to injuries that customers had suffered in the company treadmills readily available. The Securities and Exchange Commission is also investigating the issue.
According to the subpoena, Peloton will have to file documents and other information with the DOJ and DHS about injuries that the company’s Tread and Tread + users reported, both of which were remembered in May after a child died in an accident that affected the computer and dozens of other users reported being injured.
Despite worried rumors that grew louder in the spring as users reported that objects and at least one pet had been sucked under the machine while they were activated, Peloton was initially hesitant publicly acknowledge the apparent dangers. Finally, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, a government surveillance agency, intervened and issued an “urgent warning” that the products posed “serious risks” to both children and small pets.
“CPSC staff believe the Tread + Platoon poses serious risks to children from abrasions, fractures and deaths,” the agency wrote in its warning. “In light of several reports of children trapped, nailed and thrown under the back roller of the product, CPSC urges consumers with children at home to stop using the product immediately.”
Although he initially criticized the CPSC’s request to withdraw product safety, alleging that the group’s report had been “inaccurate and misleading” and that the injuries and mortality had been the result of misuse of the product. product and not a design flaw, Peloton finally recalled its 125,000 treadmill units about a month later.
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On Friday, Peloton said the Securities and Exchange Commission was also “investigating our public information on these matters,” according to CNBC, adding that “[a]This time we are not able to predict the scope, duration or outcome of the investigations. “
A Peloton spokesman rejected Gizmodo’s request for further comment, citing the fact that the litigation is ongoing.
The news of the increase in government scrutiny comes just a day after Peloton announced that he would be back the reduction of prices on his bike for about $ 400, between $ 1,895 and $ 1,495, for customers in the US, UK, Canada, Germany and Australia. On the same day, Peloton recorded a loss in his most recent quarter, at least part of which stemmed from his memory of the treadmill.