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Product Recall Number: 12281

Why was Bicycles recalled?

The front fork can break, posing fall and injury hazards to riders.

Bicycles
Here's product recall specific data for Bicycles.

  • Product Recall Number: 12281

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2012-09-24

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Bicycles

  • Description: The front fork can break on both women's and men's 2008 and 2009 Globe model bicycles.

  • Hazard Description: The front fork can break, posing fall and injury hazards to riders.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: About 12,000

  • Incidents: Specialized has received four reports of front forks breaking, resulting in facial fractures, head and shoulder injuries and cuts.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop riding these bicycles and return them to an authorized Specialized retailer for the free installation of a free replacement fork.

  • Sold At: Authorized Specialized retailers nationwide from July 2007 to July 2012 for between $550 and $1,100.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: Kinesis, of China

  • Distributors: Specialized Bicycle Components Inc., of Morgan Hill, Calif.

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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