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05-01-16, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Moondoggy

Does anyone have an opinion if this hinge issue is a quality control issue (maybe sub par materials or welds) or is this a design issue that may be seen in similarly designed folders, like Dahon for example? It is unsettling to hear riders taking bad falls as a result of sudden frame failure.

According to the CPSC the first and second recall where from different factories. One was from Alu Maga Industrial Co., Ltd., of Taiwan while the second was from Taicang A&I Medical Appliances Co., of Jiangsu, China.

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