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VanMoof controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2023

    Bankruptcy and customer-service crisis

    VanMoof’s Dutch entities entered bankruptcy after liquidity problems, following years of customer complaints about reliability, repairs, replacement parts and delivery. The collapse disrupted riders, creditors, suppliers and employees before the brand was sold to Lavoie.

  2. 2019

    Actors used in hidden-camera theft advertisement

    VanMoof’s anti-theft promotional video presented staged interactions as if they were spontaneous public events. The company later admitted that actors had participated.