CPSC NEISS · code 5046

Power-assisted Cycles, Not Elsewhere Classified

Power-assisted Cycles, Not Elsewhere Classified: danger rank #63 of 838 is not ER-volume rank #397 of 838 (45,933 estimated ER visits a year; stable over the most recent five-year window).

Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment CPSC NEISS through 2024

Danger score versus ER volume

Danger score versus ER volume

According to CPSC NEISS 2024-2024, Power-assisted Cycles, Not Elsewhere Classified ranks #63 of 838 by danger score (44/100) at ER-volume #397 of 838 (45,933/yr). They are not the same ranking.

#63
danger rank of 838
#397
ER-volume rank of 838
44/100
danger score
45,933/yr
estimated ER visits (avg)

Danger score combines injury volume, hospitalization, fatality, and five-year trend. ER volume is the average annual NEISS estimate alone. Rank 1 is highest on each list.

Where this category's danger score sits nationally

Danger score (44/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories

44 Higher than most more dangerous than 90% of 838 product categories

scored CPSC product categories, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more product categories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CPSC NEISS, PlainSafety danger-score model · 2024

Composite verdict

Composite Safety Score: 80/100

One verdict blending 3 independently-sourced dimensions from two separate CPSC systems, each benchmarked against all 838 scored product categories by percentile rather than raw value, so no single huge-volume category can dominate the scale.

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Dimension Value National percentile Weight applied Source
Injury severity (hospitalization + fatality blend) 22 94th 41% CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index
Annual ER injury volume 45,933 94th 35% CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries
5-year injury trend N/A N/A redistributed CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries
Consumer incident reports 5 34th 24% CPSC SaferProducts.gov public incident report count

5-year injury trend has no recorded value for this category; its weight was redistributed proportionally across the dimensions that do, rather than treated as zero risk.

Methodology: each dimension is ranked against the full population's p10/p25/p50/p75/p90 breakpoints and interpolated to a 0-100 percentile; the composite is the weighted average of available percentiles. See methodology for the full benchmark table.

Where 45,946 estimated ER injuries land on the body

Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 5046. Segments sum to 45,946 - a body-map mix, not a danger score or ER-volume rank.

Two danger lenses

Same-group peer scores and this product's dial

The bars compare PlainSafety danger scores inside the Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment group (same CPSC NEISS extract). The dial is this product's score alone on the Low/Moderate/High bands. Do not read a peer bar as an ER-visit count.

Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment danger scores

1. Utility Vehicles51/1002. Bicycles And Accessories,…49/1003. Two-wheeled, Powered, Off…48/1004. Mountain Or All-terrain B…47/1005. Power-assisted Cycles, No…44/1006. Scooters, Powered44/1007. Snowboarding (activity, A…43/1008. Minibikes, Powered42/100
Higher score = higher composite danger in this group. Peer set is other scored products sharing the same CPSC group.
0/100100/10044/100
PlainSafety danger score · Power-assisted Cycles, Not Elsewhere Classified

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 44/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for power-assisted cycles, not elsewhere classified - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume 45,933 ER visits/yr Very high volume
  • Severity (hospitalization rate) 20.8% Very high admission rate
  • Fatality rate 0.11% Above-typical fatality rate
  • 5-year trendN/A

Band labels compare this category against the corpus of 838 scored CPSC product categories, see the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.

What the CPSC Data Shows

Across the 1-year NEISS window from 2024 to 2024, injury counts for power-assisted cycles, not elsewhere classified are stable over the most recent five-year window, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (45,933 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2024 (45,933 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 3,604 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by contusions, abr. to the knee (2,557 cases). The 25-34 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 13,845 cases over the NEISS window, and males appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 20.8% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.11%) result in fatality.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 5 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how power-assisted cycles, not elsewhere classified fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.

Annual Injury Estimates (2024–2024)

46K 2024 46K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Power-assisted Cycles, Not Elsewhere Classified, CPSC NEISS

Source: CPSC NEISS national injury estimates As of 2024

Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only

Who Gets Injured?

Age Group Male Female Total
0-4 113 0 113
5-14 1,193 752 1,945
15-24 11,301 1,774 13,075
25-34 11,409 2,380 13,845
35-44 6,256 1,211 7,467
45-54 2,915 791 3,706
55-64 2,895 839 3,734
65-74 1,204 391 1,595
75+ 291 134 425

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Head Internal Injury 3,604
Knee Contusions, Abr. 2,557
Face Laceration 1,983
Face Contusions, Abr. 1,591
Lower Leg Fracture 1,555
Knee Fracture 1,329
Shoulder Fracture 1,242
Wrist Fracture 1,229
Knee Other 1,163
Face Fracture 1,084
Ankle Fracture 1,049
Upper Trunk Fracture 974
Lower Trunk Other 924
Elbow Contusions, Abr. 904
Shoulder Contusions, Abr. 864

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 73.3% (33,690)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 20.1% (9,223)
Left Without Being Seen 5.4% (2,491)
Treated And Transferred 0.7% (327)
Held For Observation 0.4% (164)
Fatality Incl. Doa, Died In Er 0.1% (51)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 28 · Male · Upper Trunk · Other · 2024

28YOM ON MOPED, HIT BY AUTO, PT WORE HELMET, DX BACK PAIN, KNEE INJURY, HAND INJURY

Age 13 · Female · Upper Leg · Fracture · 2024

13YOF WAS RIDING A MOPED AT VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED WHEN SHE CRASHED IT DX:FRACTURED LEFT FEMUR

Age 22 · Male · Shoulder · Fracture · 2024

22YOM WITH FALL OFF MOPED WITH CLAVICLE PAIN DX: CLOSED DISPLACED FX OF SHAFT OF RIGHT CLAVICLE

Age 29 · Male · Face · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

29YOM WAS RIDING MOPED AND WAS T BONED BY TAXI. PT HAS KNEE PAIN AND LOW BACK PAIN AND FOREHEAD ABRASION DX: CERVICALGIA

Age 22 · Male · Face · Laceration · 2024

22YOM WITH MOPED STRUCK BY CAR. PT HAS LAC TO FACE AND LIP AND ABRASIONS TO SHOULDER AND HANDS DX: LAC OF EYEBROW AND FOREHEAD , MVA INVOLVING PED HIT BY MV

Age 20 · Male · Knee · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

^20YOM WAS RIDING MOPED WHEN HE HIT A CAR DOOR THAT WAS OPENING AND FLIPPED OVER. PT HAS KNEE PAIN WITH ABRASION DX; MVA

Age 31 · Male · Knee · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

31YOM WITH MOPED ACCIDENT IN WHICH PT WAS RIDING MOPED WHEN HE HIT THE BACK OF A CAR AND FELL OFF THE MOPED. PT HAS SHOULDER, HAND AND KNEE PAIN WITH ABRASION DX: ACUTE PAIN OF LEFT SHOULDER

Age 36 · Male · Upper Trunk · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

36YOM WAS RIDING MOPED AND WAS HIT BY CAR . PT HAS HEADACHE AND KNEE PAIN AND ABRASION TO LIP ALONG WITH CONTUSION TO CHEST DX; CONTUSION OF RIGHT FRONT WALL OF THORAX

Age 33 · Male · Upper Trunk · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

33YOM WAS RIDING MOPED WHEN CAR HIT HIM. PT HAS CHEST PAIN AND HEADACHE DX: CONTUSION OF RIB ON RIGHT SIDE

Age 27 · Male · Ankle · Strain, Sprain · 2024

27YOM WITH BACK AND ANKLE PAIN AFTER MVC IN WHICH PT WAS DRIVING MOPED AND WAS T BONED BY A CAR. DX; SPRAIN OF RIGHT ANKLE

Age 36 · Male · Lower Trunk · Other · 2024

36YOM BIBEMS AFTER STRUCK BY CAR WHILE ON MOPED. PT HAS HIP PAIN PT LEFT ED DX: NO DX

Age 28 · Male · Upper Trunk · Other · 2024

28YOM WAS RIDING MOPED AND STRUCK BY SCHOOL BUS. PT HAS BACK, SHOULDER AND LEG PAIN DX; TRAUMA

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

9/27/2025 · Incident, No Injury · ESKUTE · Pennsylvania

I am writing regarding an order placed on August 25, 2025, through my Amazon Prime account: a 3-wheel electric bike for my wife. Upon receiving and assembling the bike, it became immediately clear that the product is unsafe for use. The bike accelerates on its own without user control, creating a serious risk of injury. For this reason, the product does not meet basic consumer safety standards. On the same day, I submitted a return and refund request through Amazon system, fully explaining the issue. Following Amazons instructions, I disassembled the bike, repacked it securely in the original box, and attached the provided return labels. I now kindly request that Amazon arrange pickup of the box from my home address (the original delivery location), as it is not possible to transport such a large and heavy package by myself. Despite following all procedures, Amazon closed the case without explanation, refusing both the refund and the product pickup. This is unacceptable. I expect a full refund to be processed immediately and the bike to be collected from my home without further delay. Please note that if this matter is not resolved promptly and satisfactorily, my next step will be to file a formal safety complaint with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), as this product represents a clear hazard to consumers. I trust that Amazon will uphold its commitment to customer safety and satisfaction and handle this matter with urgency. Thank you for your immediate attention.

8/6/2025 · Injury, Seen by Medical Professional · HUIZHOU OUMEIDA TRADE CO., LTD. · South Carolina

My son was riding a Ridstar Q20 Lite bike and the front wheel fell off. The wheel was installed per the instructions and follow up instructional video, which I believe to be incorrect because the wheel retainer is not put into the axle in the instructions. Update 8/7/2025: I’d like to add to the subject report that my son received 4 stitches for a laceration received when his face skid across the pavement after the front wheel fell off of his Ridstar Q20 lite while traveling approximately 15 mph. The instructions to assemble the front wheel of the bike aren’t just unclear. I think they’re actually wrong. I’m an engineer with a professional engineering license. In my professional opinion, I believe there is a high likelihood that a child will die when the front wheel comes off of a bike traveling at close to top speed. It will happen despite the fact that their parents installed the front wheel in accordance with the instructions.

7/30/2024 · Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received · Lectric eBikes · Utah

I purchased an Lectric Branded E Trike from a third party. When we arranged for the test drive and purchase the odometer didn't even register a mile on it because this cute 81 year old man bought it for his dying wife who was unfortunately never able to drive it more than a short distance. By the time we finished test driving it and agreed to buy it, the odometer registered one mile. It's a beautiful trike. I was so excited to be able to take it out on rides with my husband. Our first couple of journeys we stayed close to home and took shorter rides while I got used to the trike and using the peddle assist feature. On the third ride we took the trike out on an almost 12 ride on a paved bike path on along a river. The trike nearly tipped twice on me. The first time I hit a rock with the front wheel and the second time I tried to drive over an item that I could not navigate around. I was going slow enough that I was able to slide off the seat and stand to stabilize the trike. The last trip we were on a different section of the paved bike path and went on a 17 mile journey. I was using the peddle assist and traveling between 10-11 mph when I came upon a root from a nearby tree that had grown under the asphalt and caused a slight buckle in the path. I didn't see it in time. I wasn't able to stop in time to avoid it. I took a slight turn and the trike ended up toppling over on top of me. At any rate of speed and a slight turn the trike is unstable. The end result of that accident was a trip to the Urgent Care facility with a fractured elbow. I have bone fragments still floating near my elbow and remain in pain nearly a month later. I love the idea of this trike. I love that I'm able to ride with my husband. I just want a stable and reliable ride. I've tried emailing the manufacturer of the trike multiple times trying to discuss with them ways that I can stabilize the trike so that I can continue to ride it but the only thing they want to tell me is t

4/5/2025 · Death · Electric Bike Technologies, Inc. · California

My father was in an accident on Tuesday, Nov 30, 2021. He was riding a Liberty electric trike made by Electric Bike Technologies (https://www.libertytrike.com/). He was practicing using the trike in his senior residence parking lot. He was practicing a low speed U-turn and was thrown off the bike due the bike's unstable design with high center a of mass and narrow track width. He hit his head on a parked car and fell to the ground with the bike on top of him. He was immediately paralyzed with a C4 spinal cord injury. He was hospitalized for weeks and died from his injuries on February 7, 2022. In the attachments, you will find other individuals who are consumers of the Liberty Trike (LT)who have been severely injured. One is a spreadsheet summary of the individuals, their injuries and their contact information titled CPSC Index (please email for electronic copy as this is meant to be viewed as a spreadsheet). Another document (LT Trike Accidents) was made from screenshots from the [REDACTED] page Liberty Trike operates ([REDACTED]) indicating the extent of injuries other consumers have suffered. Additionally, I am attaching a study conducted by a mechanical engineering consultant. Please contact the engineer directly with any questions regarding the research he conducted.

1/16/2026 · Incident, No Injury · ESKUTE · Florida

After paying to assemble this tricycle the tech mentioned that pedals were too close to wheels and indeed, it were so close that the only way to ride the bike is if you don't pedal at all! Front wheel turning by it self, this can cause an accident when riding. Back wheels too close to pedals that hit rider feet. This is a product recall. Not safe for consumers, specially when kids with autism and older adults use it for "stability " as advertised in the website

Product Recalls

Search for active and past recalls related to power-assisted cycles, not elsewhere classified on the CPSC website.

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Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization

Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Power-assisted Cycles, Not Elsewhere Classified: cross-group products nearest on danger score (44/100), estimated annual ER visits (45,933/yr), and hospitalization share (20.8%). Same-group neighbours stay in Related Products above.

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About this data

CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports form the basis of this page. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments.

According to PlainSafety's CPSC NEISS corpus ranking, Power-assisted Cycles, Not Elsewhere Classified ranks #63 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #397 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does power-assisted cycles, not elsewhere classified rank on danger score versus ER volume?

Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, power-assisted cycles, not elsewhere classified ranks #63 by PlainSafety danger score (44/100) and #397 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (45,933/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.

What are the most common injuries from power-assisted cycles, not elsewhere classified?

The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 3,604 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from power-assisted cycles, not elsewhere classified increasing or decreasing?

No trend data.

Who is most at risk for power-assisted cycles, not elsewhere classified injuries?

The 25-34 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 13,845 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by power-assisted cycles, not elsewhere classified?

Of all ER visits involving power-assisted cycles, not elsewhere classified, approximately 20.8% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (79.2%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with power-assisted cycles, not elsewhere classified?

You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.

Data on Power-assisted Cycles, Not Elsewhere Classified is compiled directly from CPSC NEISS and SaferProducts.gov records, current through 2024. See our methodology for details.

Disclaimer: This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.

PlainSafety is rendered directly from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall and incident records, no number is typed in by an editor. Product recall timelines and hazard labels are drawn from CPSC recall records for this product. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.