Product Recall Number: 15-152
Why was GT downhill mountain bicycles recalled?
The front wheel hub can break and cause the disc brake system to fail, posing crash and injury hazards to the consumer.
Product Recall Number: 15-152
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-05-28
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: GT downhill mountain bicycles
Description: The front wheel hub can break and cause the disc brake system to fail on model year 2015 Fury Elite and Fury Expert downhill mountain bikes.
Hazard Description: The front wheel hub can break and cause the disc 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 160
Incidents: Cycling Sports Group has received two reports of broken hubs. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and return them to the nearest authorized GT dealer to have the complete front wheel replaced free of charge.
Sold At: Authorized GT dealers from November 2014 to March 2015 for between $3200 and $4400.
Importers: Cycling Sports Group Inc., of Wilton, Conn.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed