Canada
What's being recalled
This recall involves Hamax Buddy child seat. This child bicycle seat is designed for bicycles that do not have a rear luggage rack, allowing installation on certain mountain and hybrid bicycles. Consumers must verify product compatibility with their bicycle's frame tube diameter prior to use.
Number sold: The company reported that 3,218 units of the affected products were sold in Canada.
Time period sold: The affected products were sold from January 2022 to August 2026.
Place of origin: Manufactured in Norway
Companies: Manufacturer: Hamax AS, Norway; Distributor: Décathlon Canada Inc., Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
How to identify it
Product: Reference number
Hamax Buddy child seat: 4091054
Hamax Buddy child seat: 8591602
The hazard
The harness strap label of the child bicycle seat may detach, posing a choking hazard if a child puts the detached label in their mouth.
As of October 20, 2026, the company has received no reports of incident or injury in Canada.
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and completely remove the textile label from the harness strap by cutting it off and pulling it out to eliminate the identified choking hazard. Once the label has been completely removed, the child bicycle seat can continue to be used as intended.
For more information, consumers can contact Décathlon Canada Inc. by telephone at 1-844-533-3322, Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by email at onlineservice@decathlon.ca.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind consumers to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Health Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
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