Product Recall Number: 19-069
Why was SRAM i-Motion 3 internal gear hubs (coaster brake version) for bicycles recalled?
The brakes in the gear hubs can fail, posing crash and injury hazards to the rider.
Product Recall Number: 19-069
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2019-02-21
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: SRAM i-Motion 3 internal gear hubs (coaster brake version) for bicycles
Description: This recall involves SRAM® i-Motion 3 three-speed internal gear hubs with a coaster brake installed on bicycles with no redundant braking system. The recalled hubs were sold on the following Electra® model bicycles: Electra Cruiser Custom 3i, Electra Coaster 3i, Electra Hawaii 3i, Electra Hawaii 3i 24 and Electra Straight 8. The recalled hubs were also sold as aftermarket parts for other bicycles. The recalled hubs have “SRAM i-Motion 3” printed on the hub shell and a brake arm extending from the axle of the hub.
Hazard Description: The brakes in the gear hubs can fail, posing crash and injury hazards to the rider.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 7,000 (in addition, 700 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: SRAM has received five reports of brake failure, resulting in one minor injury to a rider.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using bicycles with the recalled gear hubs and contact SRAM for instructions on how to receive a partial refund.
Sold At: Specialty bicycle retailers nationwide from April 2010 through December 2018 for between $400 and $800 for Electra bicycles equipped with the recalled hubs and for about $90 for the recalled aftermarket gear hubs
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Heng Ying Machinery Co., Ltd. of Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Distributors: SRAM LLC, of Chicago, Ill.
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed