Product Recall Number: 14-234
Why was GT downhill mountain bicycles recalled?
The wheel hubs can break and cause the brake system to fail, posing crash and injury hazards to the consumer.
Product Recall Number: 14-234
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2014-07-17
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: GT downhill mountain bicycles
Description: The brake system on 2014 Fury Expert and Fury Team downhill mountain bicycles can fail.
Hazard Description: The wheel hubs can break and cause the brake system to fail, posing crash and injury hazards to the consumer.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 120 in the U.S. and 32 in Canada
Incidents: Cycling Sports Group has received five reports of broken hubs. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the bicycles and return them to the nearest authorized GT dealer to have the complete front and rear wheels replaced free of charge.
Sold At: Authorized GT dealers from February 2014 to June 2014 for between $4,300 and $6,000.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed