Product Recall Number: 17-230
Why was Gen1 and Gen 2 motorcycle clip-on handlebars recalled?
The handlebar clamp can crack and fail, posing a crash hazard.
Product Recall Number: 17-230
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2017-09-21
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Gen1 and Gen 2 motorcycle clip-on handlebars
Description: This recall involves all Gen 1 and Gen 2 motorcycle clip-on aluminum handlebars for motorcycles distributed or sold for use on non-public roads. Gen 1 handlebars have a golden 40 mm tube with a black clamp and texturized gray end cover. Renthal and adjustability markings are etched on the tube and on the clamp. Gen 2 handlebars have a silver 20 mm tube with a black tip on one end and a two-screw clamp on the other end. Renthal is printed on the clamp.Gen 1Gen 2CL100CL101CL102CL103CL104CL105CL106CL107CL108CL109
Hazard Description: The handlebar clamp can crack and fail, posing a crash hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: 3000
Incidents: Renthal has received 22 reports of handlebars cracking. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled handlebars and contact Renthal for free replacement handlebars.
Sold At: Renthal motorcycle dealers nationwide from April 2009 through July 2017 for about $215.
Importers: Tucker Rocky Corporation, Inc., of Ft. Worth, Texas and LeMans Corporation, of Janesville, Wis.
Manufacturers: Renthal, of Cheshire, United Kingdom
Distributors: Tucker Rocky Corporation, Inc., of Ft. Worth, Texas and LeMans Corporation, of Janesville, Wis.
Manufactured In: United Kingdom
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed