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CPC for children’s bicycles
Which rules apply to children’s bicycles
- Part 1512 covers brakes, reflectors, steering, structural integrity, and testing. Children’s bikes also carry CPSIA lead and tracking rules.
- CPSIA section 101 total lead content in accessible substrate materials.
- 16 CFR part 1303 lead in paint and surface coatings where painted or coated.
- CPSIA section 103 tracking labels: manufacturer, location, and date of manufacture on product and packaging.
The testing and certification path
Braking performance, frame and fork strength, reflector placement, control positioning, lead in paint and substrates.
Book testing at a laboratory that is CPSC-accepted for each rule, issue the CPC in your own name citing the rules your report supports, and keep the certificate with its test report for at least five years. Marketplaces ask for the pair, not the certificate alone.
Questions people ask
Do balance bikes need part 1512 testing?
No pedals means no part 1512 braking requirements. The pedal is the classification line.
Are training wheels part of the certification?
Yes, when sold with the bike; separately they are their own product.
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