Peloton Misrepresented Treadmills as Family-Safe, Suit Says (1)

Peloton Interactive Inc. misrepresented their treadmills as safe for households with children, a new proposed class suit in a California federal court alleges.

Peloton marketed its Tread+ as appropriate with family use, the suit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges. The company advertised the product with pictures such as one featuring a woman with a young girl, presumably her daughter, working out, the suit says.

But the Tread+ contains significant design flaws that allow children and pets to become trapped underneath the machine while it’s operating, Shannon Albright alleges.

At least one ...