Product Recall Number: 16-061
Why was Focus Izalco Max Bicycles recalled?
The headset could cause the carbon-fiber fork steer tube to crack, posing a fall hazard.
Product Recall Number: 16-061
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-12-17
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Focus Izalco Max Bicycles
Description: The headset could cause the carbon-fiber fork steer tube to crack, posing a fall hazard.
Hazard Description: The headset could cause the carbon-fiber fork steer tube to crack, posing a fall hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 470 (an additional 31 sold in Canada)
Incidents: The firm has received 11 reports of incidents outside the United States, including one reported injury in France. No incidents have been reported in the United States.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and contact Focus Bicycles to schedule a free repair.
Sold At: Independent bicycle retailers nationwide, and online at www.bikebling.com and carbonconnection.com from January 2014 through August 2015 for between $1,800 and $9,500.
Importers: Focus Bicycles USA, Inc., of Carlsbad, Calif.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Germany or Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed