Overview

• Windgoo has halted sales of the B20 and launched a recall after acknowledging a possible battery fire risk.
• Fire Brigade Amsterdam-Amstelland recorded 47 e-bike fires since June last year, including 15 incidents involving the B20.
• Regional mayors deemed the danger unacceptably high, and the fire service urged people not to take the bike on public transport or store it indoors.
• Most fires started during charging, some batteries ignited without charging, and toxic smoke in enclosed spaces is life‑threatening, the fire service said.
• Windgoo says it is in contact with the NVWA as inquiries continue and describes the B20 as its oldest model with a different design from newer bikes.