Product Recall Number: 15-118
Why was Trek bicycles equipped with front disc brakes recalled?
An open quick release lever on the bicycle's front wheel hub can come into contact with the front disc brake assembly, causing the front wheel to come to a sudden stop or separate from the bicycle, posing a risk of injury to the rider.
Product Recall Number: 15-118
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-04-21
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Trek bicycles equipped with front disc brakes
Description: An open quick release lever on the front wheel hub can contact the front disc brake, stop the bike suddenly and cause a crash. Serious injuries reported.
Hazard Description: An open quick release lever on the bicycle's front wheel hub can come into contact with the front disc brake assembly, causing the front wheel to come to a sudden stop or separate from the bicycle, posing a risk of injury to the rider.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 900,000 in the U.S. and 98,000 in Canada
Incidents: Trek reports three incidents, all including injuries. One incident resulted in quadriplegia. One incident resulted in facial injuries. One incident resulted in a fractured wrist.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the bicycles immediately and contact an authorized Trek retailer for free installation of a new quick release on the front wheel. Trek will provide each owner who participates in the recall with a $20 coupon that is redeemable by December 31, 2015 toward any Bontrager merchandise. (The coupon has no cash value.)
Sold At: Bicycle stores nationwide from about September 1999 through April 2015 for between $480 and $1,650.
Importers: Trek Bicycle Corporation, of Waterloo, Wis.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Taiwan and China (bicycles)
Custom Label: Manufactured in
Custom Field: None Listed