[NMCycling] Thirteen Manufacturers, Distributors Recall Bicycles with Front Disc Brakes to Replace Quick Release Lever Due to Crash Hazard

[Craig M. Doolittle via Bike-racers]

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
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Thirteen-Manufacturers-Distributors-Recall-Bicycles-with-Front-Disc-Brakes-to-Replace-Quick-Release-Lever/

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<http://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<http://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

 www.diamondback.com<http://www.diamondback.com>

www.raleighusa.com<http://www.raleighusa.com>

 800-251-8435

  800-251-8435

Advanced Sports International

Breezer, Fuji, SE

2005-2015

www.breezerbikes.com<http://www.breezerbikes.com>

www.fujibikes.com<http://www.fujibikes.com>

www.sebikes.com<http://www.sebikes.com>


  888-286-6263



Cycling Sports Group Inc.

Cannondale, GT

1998-2015

www.cannondale.com<http://www.cannondale.com>

www.gtbicycles.com<http://www.gtbicycles.com>


  800-245-3872

  800-843-2453

Felt Racing LLC

Felt

2006-2015

 www.feltbicycles.com<http://www.feltbicycles.com>

  866-433-5887

G. Joannou Cycle Co. Inc.

Jamis

2005-2015

 www.jamisbikes.com<http://www.jamisbikes.com>

  800-533-9010, ext. 237

Giant Bicycle  Inc.

 Giant

2003-2004

www.giant-bicycles.com<http://www.giant-bicycles.com>


  866-458-2555

Haro Bikes

Haro

2000-2015

www.harobikes.com<http://www.harobikes.com>


  800-289-4276




LTP Sports Group Inc.

Norco

2000-2015

www.norco.com<http://www.norco.com>

  800-263-2344 (Eastern US and Canada)

 800-663-8916 (Western U.S. and Canada)

Performance Bicycle Inc.

Access

2009-2015

www.performancebike.com<http://www.performancebike.com>

  800-727-2453

Quality Bicycle Products

Civia Cycles

2008-2012

www.civiacycles.com<http://www.civiacycles.com>

  877-311-7686

Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI)

Novara

2002-2015

 www.rei.com<http://www.rei.com>

  800-426-4840

Ridley Bikes

 Ridley

2014-2015

www.ridley-bikes.com<http://www.ridley-bikes.com>

  877-283-7545

Specialized Bicycle Components Inc.

 Specialized

2002-2015

 www.specialized.com<http://www.specialized.com>

  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


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