Product Recall Number: 15-078
Why was Zipp 88 aluminum hubs for bicycle wheels recalled?
The hub flange ring on the front hub can fail posing a crash and injury hazard.
Product Recall Number: 15-078
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-02-12
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Zipp 88 aluminum hubs for bicycle wheels
Description: The hub flange ring on the front hub can fail and cause rider to crash.
Hazard Description: The hub flange ring on the front hub can fail posing a crash and injury hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 12,000
Incidents: The company reports two incidents of collapsed front wheels. Both resulted in stitches, bruises and lacerations, plus a concussion in one case.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using bicycles equipped with the recalled Zipp 88 front hub and contact SRAM for a free replacement hub.
Sold At: Specialty bicycle retailers nationwide. Front hub sold for about $215; front wheel with the hub sold for about $920; front and rear wheel set sold for about $2300 and bicycles with the wheel set containing the recalled hub sold for about $5,000 to $12,000. Items were sold between October 2008 and December 2010.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: USA
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed