Product Recall Number: 12113
Why was Mountain Bicycle Handlebar Stem recalled?
The bolts holding the front plate of the stem to the stem body can be pulled out of the threads while the bike is being ridden, causing the rider to lose control of the bike and fall.
Product Recall Number: 12113
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-02-20
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Mountain Bicycle Handlebar Stem
Description: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Hazard Description: The bolts holding the front plate of the stem to the stem body can be pulled out of the threads while the bike is being ridden, causing the rider to lose control of the bike and fall.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: 213 in the United States; 83 in Canada
Incidents: Shimano has received one report of an incident in which the rider fell and received torso and arm injuries.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using bicycles with PRO Atherton handlebar stems and take them to an authorized retailer to determine if the stem on their bike is subject to the recall. Authorized retailers will replace 18mm bolts with 21mm bolts free of charge.
Sold At: Bicycle and specialty stores and dealers nationwide from October 2009 to November 2010 for about $120.
Importers: Shimano American Corporation, Irvine, Calif.
Manufacturers: Post Moderne Corporation, Taiwan
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed