Product Recall Number: 11-140
Why was recalled?
"The alloy steerer tube could separate from the fork causing the rider to lose control, posing a fall hazard to consumers."
Product Recall Number: 11-140
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2011-02-21
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: None Listed
Description: The alloy steerer tube could separate from the fork causing the rider to lose control.
Hazard Description: "The alloy steerer tube could separate from the fork causing the rider to lose control, posing a fall hazard to consumers."
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair, Replace
Units: About 160
Incidents: The firm has received one report of a steerer tube detaching. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop riding the bicycles and contact their local REI store or the REI customer service center to arrange for a replacement fork to be installed free of charge.
Sold At: REI stores nationwide and at REI.com from November 2009 to November 2010 for between $600 and $900.
Importers: "REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) dba Novara, of Kent, Wash."
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed