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Peloton Recalls Treadmills, Stock Tumbles

  • Peloton is recalling its Tread and Tread+ treadmills after dozens of reported injuries and one death related to the machines.
  • The company’s stock price tumbled after the announcement.
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Peloton is recalling its treadmills — Tread and Tread+ — as a result of mounting pressure following dozens of injuries and the death of a 6-year-old.

News of the recall sent Peloton’s stock tumbling below $83 on Wednesday, an eight-month low. The stock had already dropped 22% from early April to market close on Tuesday.

The connected fitness company is offering refunds for over 130,000 Tread+ machines ($4,295), and another 1,050 Treads ($2,495). 

Peloton is rolling out software updates to prevent machines from being turned on involuntarily and offering to move treadmills to a room inaccessible to children and pets in lieu of a recall.

With a recent $100 million investment to scale up logistics and a growing number of challengers on the market, Peloton can ill afford a hit to its brand.

  • A slew of competitors have received funding this year: Tonal ($250 million), Tempo ($220 million), Ergatta ($30 million), Hydrow ($25 million), Motosumo ($6 million), and LIT Method (undisclosed).
  • The company is also dealing with revelations that all of its customer data is available to any member through a leak in its software API.

Peloton CEO John Foley apologized for initially brushing off warnings from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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