Product Recall Number: 10-175
Why was recalled?
"The two rubber hand grips on the aerobars (handle bars) can loosen or slip off during use, posing a fall or injury hazard to the rider."
Product Recall Number: 10-175
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2010-03-22
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: None Listed
Description: The two rubber hand grips on the aerobars (handle bars) can loosen or slip off during use.
Hazard Description: "The two rubber hand grips on the aerobars (handle bars) can loosen or slip off during use, posing a fall or injury hazard to the rider."
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 325
Incidents: Two incidents were reported to 3T involving adults with minor abrasions.
Remedy: Contact BikeMine to receive a free redesigned rubber grip set and adhesive kit or information on how to bring your Ventus bar to a local retailer for a repair.
Sold At: "Independent bicycle retailers and Internet retailers nationwide sold the aerobars from January 2008 through November 2009 for about $1,200 for the Ltd. models and $1,000 for the Team models."
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: "BikeMine, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Quality Bicycle Parts, of Bloomington, Minn.; Security Bicycle Accessories, of Hempstead, N.Y.; and Bicycle Technologies International, Ltd. (BTI), of Santa Fe, N.M."
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: Designer
Custom Field: "3T Cycling Srl, Italy"