Product Recall Number: 16-122
Why was Zipp 88 aluminum front hubs recalled?
The hub flanges on the front hubs can fail, posing a crash and injury hazard.
Product Recall Number: 16-122
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-03-16
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Zipp 88 aluminum front hubs
Description: The hub flanges on the front hubs can fail, posing a crash and injury hazard.
Hazard Description: The hub flanges on the front hubs can fail, posing a crash and injury hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 54,000 (In addition, about 2,900 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: SRAM has received one report in the U.S. of hub flange failure that could have led to wheel collapse. No injuries have been reported in the U.S.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using bicycles equipped with the recalled front hubs and contact SRAM or local bicycle dealer for a free replacement hub.
Sold At: Speciality bicycle stores nationwide from May 2010 through January 2015. The front hubs sold for about $215. Complete front wheels with the hubs sold for between $1,035 and $1,325. The front wheel was also sold as a wheel set with a rear wheel for between $2,300 and $2,950.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Prodigy Group, of Mooresville, Ind. and Decoletaje Y Fujacion, of Spain.
Distributors: SRAM LLC, of Chicago, Ill.
Manufactured In: U.S. and Spain
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed