DJI Mini 4 Pro VS Peloton Tread+
Verdict DROP IT DROP IT
The Reality US regulators reached a different formal conclusion. Under the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress required a national-security review of DJI; when no agency completed it by the December 23, 2025 deadline, the law's automatic consequence triggered -- the FCC was directed to add foreign-produced drones and related components, which covers DJI, to its Covered List as posing an unacceptable national-security risk. In practice, this blocks new FCC equipment authorizations for new DJI drone models going forward, though it does not retroactively ban previously authorized drones already owned by consumers, and the Commerce Department has separately signaled plans for rules that could restrict Chinese drone imports further. DJI has disputed the underlying security characterization throughout this process. CPSC's official recall record documents a serious real-world hazard: the Tread+'s rear opening could pull under an adult, child, pet, or object during use. Peloton received 72 initial reports of pull-under incidents, including the death of a 6-year-old child and dozens of other injuries such as broken bones, serious cuts, and a brain injury, before the May 2021 recall. By the time the recall was finalized, the total had grown to 351 incident reports, including 90 injuries in addition to the one death. CPSC and Peloton jointly announced the recall of roughly 125,000 units, and Peloton offered full refunds through November 2022. In 2023, CPSC approved a rear-guard repair as an additional protective measure for the same entrapment hazard.
SHORT ANSWER
DJI Mini 4 Pro: DJI has consistently denied its drones pose a security risk, but as of December 2025 the US government formally added foreign-made drones, including DJI's, to the FCC's Covered List as an unacceptable national-security risk, blocking new model authorizations going forward.
Peloton Tread+: CPSC's official recall record shows a 6-year-old child died and 90 others were injured after being pulled under the Peloton Tread+'s rear opening, leading to a 2021 recall of roughly 125,000 units and a 2023 rear-guard repair program.