There looks to be more trouble for RAD Power Bikes on the horizon. The brand has faced quite a bit of turmoil in the past few months, but this one likely takes the cake.On April 28, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed against RAD in the Alabama court system.Recent issues with RAD stretch back to November of last year, when the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning concerning batteries. The CPSC report read that RADs hazardous batteries can unexpectedly ignite and explode, posing a fire hazard to consumers, especially when the battery or the harness has been exposed to water and debris.The apparent issue involved two different RAD batteries, affecting quite a few of the brands e-bikes.RadWagon 4RadCity HS 4RadRover High Step 5RadCity Step Thru 3RadRover Step Thru 1RadRunner 2RadRunner 1RadRunner PlusRadExpand 5This is where wed typically see a recall issued. However, RAD did not comply with the CPSCs recall. Simply put, recalling over 100,000 batteries would surely put the brand out of business. RAD was already struggling amid rumors of layoffs and factory closures.Weeks after we covered the un-recall recall, RAD confirmed the rumors when they filed for bankruptcy.But RAD stood by their batteries. In an update following the news of the recall, they noted that the reported 31 incidents are from 100,000+ batteries, a fraction of a percent of total batteries sold. They would go on to say: Rad Power Bikes firmly stands behind our batteries and our reputation as leaders in the ebike industry, and strongly disagrees with the CPSCs characterization of certain Rad batteries as defective or unsafe.The Recall issued by the CPSC acknowledged the 31 incidents. CPSC is aware of 31 reports of fire, including 12 reports of property damage totaling approximately $734,500. Some of these incidents occurred when the battery was not charging, the product was not in use, and the product was in storage.According to the CPSC report, only property damage occurred. However, that seems to have changed with this latest news, which we first saw reported in BRAIN. According to the lawsuit, Shannon Stephens filed a wrongful death lawsuit against RAD a handful of weeks ago. The lawsuit also lists one of their Florida-based retailers as a co-defendant.The lawsuit claims that a fire broke out on January 3, 2025, allegedly caused by a RAD Power Bike battery. Sadly, Shannons husband, Keith Stephens, died as a result of the fire. She was injured but was able to escape.A Florida bike shop is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit because it assembled the bike. According to the lawsuit, the Stephens son purchased the bike as a gift for Keith, picking it up from the bike shop in Florida before delivering it to his father in Alabama.The lawsuit further claims that RAD was well aware of the dangers posed by its e-bike batteries and failed to address them. The court document reads:Rad Power Bikes awareness of the danger is confirmed by its own conduct. After multiple fires involving its e-bikes, the company quietly introduced a new battery enclosure branded Safe Shield, claiming enhanced thermal protection and internal safeguards. But Rad never issued a recall. It issued no consumer alerts. It never disclosed that its earlier battery design lacked the UL safety certification necessary to prevent fires, explosions, and battery ruptures. Instead, Rad attempted to bury the danger beneath marketing languagepromoting Safe Shield as a routine upgrade rather than what it truly was: a belated fix for a known and deadly fire risk.While this most recent recall was issued some ten months after the Stephens tragic accident, the lawsuit also mentions previous incidents. The lawsuit claims that Rad Power Bikes has been sued for similar fires before. Other homes have burned. Other families have suffered. People have died.We have yet to see any response from RAD, but well continue to follow this story and provide updates when available.The post RAD Power Bikes Now Faces a Wrongful Death Lawsuit appeared first on Bikerumor.