Product Recall Number: 14-063
Why was Evolution 2013 Mountain Bike Suspension Forks recalled?
The suspension fork's damper cylinder/piston can separate and cause the front wheel to detach, posing a fall hazard.
Product Recall Number: 14-063
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2014-12-18
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Evolution 2013 Mountain Bike Suspension Forks
Description: The front fork can separate and cause the front wheel to detach. The forks were sold on some BMC, Cannondale, Commencal, Diamondback, GT, Kona, Lapierre, Norco, Orbea, Raleigh, Rocky Mountain, Santa Cruz, Scott, Specialized and Trek bicycles.
Hazard Description: The suspension fork's damper cylinder/piston can separate and cause the front wheel to detach, posing a fall hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 11,250 in the U.S. and 1,250 in Canada
Incidents: Fox received one report of an incident resulting in shoulder injuries in Italy.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the bicycles with recalled Fox Factory suspension forks and bring them to the place of purchase for a free repair. Consumers can check their serial number at www.ridefox.com/, see the link at the lower left of the page, or contact Fox for assistance with discerning whether their bicycle has the recalled product and for instructions on how to return the recalled product and receive the free repair if they cannot bring their bicycle or fork to the place of purchase.
Sold At: Bicycle retailers nationwide between August 2012 and October 2013 as original equipment on bicycles priced from about $2,000 to $4,400. Products sold for aftermarket use for about $600 to $650.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed