Product Recall Number: 18-002
Why was Bicycle brakes recalled?
A rivet in the brake assembly can loosen or disengage, resulting in brake failure, posing crash and injury hazards to the rider.
Product Recall Number: 18-002
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2017-10-04
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Bicycle brakes
Description: This recall involves the Avid SD7 bicycle mechanical rim brake. There is a date code stamped on the back of the brake arm with the date format DDMMYY representing the day, month and year of manufacture. The brakes were sold separately by SRAM and were also installed as original equipment on ElliptiGO model 11R elliptical cycles.
Hazard Description: A rivet in the brake assembly can loosen or disengage, resulting in brake failure, posing crash and injury hazards to the rider.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 7,000
Incidents: SRAM has received five reports of loose or detached rivets. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled brakes and contact SRAM to receive free replacement brakes and installation instructions.
Sold At: Specialty bike stores nationwide and online at www.jenson.com and www.REI.com from June 2014 to May 2017 for about $40, and installed as original equipment on ElliptiGO model 11R elliptical cycles from October 2014 to May 2017 for about $3,500.
Importers: SRAM LLC, of Chicago, Ill.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed