Recall Date: September 29, 2015
Recall Number: 15-253
Thirteen Manufacturers, Distributors Recall Bicycles with Front Disc Brakes to Replace Quick Release Lever Due to Crash Hazard
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Bicycles equipped with front disc brakes and quick release levers
Hazard: An open quick release lever on the bicycle’s front wheel hub can come into contact with the front disc brake rotor causing the front wheel to come to a sudden stop or separate from the bicycle, posing a risk of injury to the rider.
Remedy: Replace
Consumers should stop using the bicycles immediately and contact the recalling company for free installation of a new quick release on the front wheel.
Consumer Contact: Consumers should contact the recalling companies through their websites and call centers listed below or visit the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association Quick Release Recall website at
www.quickreleaserecall.com.
Photos available at
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Thirteen-Manufacturers-Distributors-Recall-Bicycles-with-Front-Disc-Brakes-to-Replace-Quick-Release-Lever/
Recall Details
Units: About 1.3 million (in addition about 245,000 bikes were sold in Canada and about 9,000 were sold in Mexico)
Description: This recall involves bicycles equipped with front disc brakes and a black or silver quick-release (QR) lever on the front wheel hub. Bicycles that do not have disc brakes are not included in this recall. When the front QR is
fully opened, if there is less than 6 mm -- or the width of a #2 pencil -- between the QR and disk brake rotor on the wheel, the bicycle is included in this recall. A video showing how to determine if a bike is included in this recall is available at
www.quickreleaserecall.com. The recalled bicycles include the following companies, brands and model years:
|
Company |
Brand |
Model Year(s) |
Web Page |
Phone number |
|
Accell North America
|
Diamondback, Raleigh
|
2004-2015 |
|
800-251-8435 800-251-8435 |
|
Advanced Sports International |
Breezer, Fuji, SE |
2005-2015 |
|
888-286-6263 |
|
Cycling Sports Group Inc.
|
Cannondale, GT |
1998-2015 |
|
800-245-3872 800-843-2453 |
|
Felt Racing LLC |
Felt |
2006-2015 |
866-433-5887 |
|
|
G. Joannou Cycle Co. Inc.
|
Jamis |
2005-2015 |
800-533-9010, ext. 237 |
|
|
Giant Bicycle Inc.
|
Giant |
2003-2004 |
|
866-458-2555 |
|
Haro Bikes |
Haro |
2000-2015 |
|
800-289-4276 |
|
LTP Sports Group Inc. |
Norco |
2000-2015 |
800-263-2344 (Eastern US and Canada) 800-663-8916 (Western U.S. and Canada) |
|
|
Performance Bicycle Inc. |
Access |
2009-2015 |
800-727-2453 |
|
|
Quality Bicycle Products |
Civia Cycles |
2008-2012 |
877-311-7686 |
|
|
Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI)
|
Novara |
2002-2015 |
800-426-4840 |
|
|
Ridley Bikes |
Ridley |
2014-2015 |
877-283-7545 |
|
|
Specialized Bicycle Components Inc.
|
Specialized |
2002-2015 |
800-722-4423 |
Incidents/Injuries: There have been three incidents reported in which an open quick release lever on a bicycle’s front wheel hub came into contact with the bike's front disc brake assembly and caused the front wheel to come to a sudden
stop or separate from the bicycle. In one incident, an adult male suffered a broken finger, a wrist injury, a shoulder injury and abrasions. No injuries were reported in the other two incidents.
Sold at: Bicycle stores nationwide from about 1998 through 2015 for between $200 and $10,000 for the bicycles.
Manufacturer/Distributor: See chart
Manufactured in: China, Japan, Poland, Switzerland and Taiwan.
Note: Health Canada's news release is available at
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2015/54910r-eng.php
Note: Mexico’s Consumer Protection Federal Agency (PROFECO) news release is available at
http://www.profeco.gob.mx/Verificacion/alertas_nvo.asp
“The recall of 1.3 million bikes with quick release levers is a prime example of how we collaborate with industry for the good of the consumer. At CPSC, we understand that consumers do not want safety information fed to them in a piecemeal
fashion. Instead of having 13 separate recalls announced sporadically over weeks or even months, we are making one umbrella announcement that covers all of the key companies. This is good for consumers and I urge affected riders to waste no time in requesting
the free replacement quick release lever. The Bicycle Product Suppliers Association did a great job of organizing this recall with their members, and our fellow regulators in Canada and Mexico worked in close coordination with us. To make sure that this recall,
which spans our continent, prevents anyone else from crashing their bike, we need consumers to take action—now.”
Elliot F. Kaye
Chairman
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission