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Product Recall Number: 22-209

Why was Trek Model Year 2022 Speed Concept SLR and MY 2021-2022 Emonda SLR bicycles and MY 2020-2021-2022 aftermarket Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stems recalled?

The bicycle’s carbon handlebars can crack, posing fall and crash hazards. 

Trek Model Year 2022 Speed Concept SLR and MY 2021-2022 Emonda SLR bicycles and MY 2020-2021-2022 aftermarket Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stems
Here's product recall specific data for Trek Model Year 2022 Speed Concept SLR and MY 2021-2022 Emonda SLR bicycles and MY 2020-2021-2022 aftermarket Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stems.

  • Product Recall Number: 22-209

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2022-08-25

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Trek Model Year 2022 Speed Concept SLR and MY 2021-2022 Emonda SLR bicycles and MY 2020-2021-2022 aftermarket Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stems

  • Description: This recall involves carbon fiber handlebars installed on MY 22 Speed Concept SLR bicycles and Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stems installed on MY 21 and MY 22 Emonda SLR bicycles and distributed in the aftermarket under the same name. Trek is printed on the bicycle’s frame. The following model year bikes are included in this recall: Model YearDescription/SKU 2022Speed Concept SLR 9Speed Concept SLR 9 eTapSpeed Concept SLR 7Speed Concept SLR 7 eTapSpeed Concept SLR 6 eTap(All 2022 Speed Concept stock & P1 colorways are affected.)2021Emonda SLR 6Emonda SLR 6 eTapEmonda SLR 7Emonda SLR 7 eTapEmonda SLR 8Emonda SLR 9Emonda SLR 9 eTap(All MY21-22 Emonda SLR stock & P1 colorways are affected.)2022Emonda SLR 6 eTapEmonda SLR 7Emonda SLR 7 eTapEmonda SLR 9Emonda SLR 9 eTap 202020212022Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stem

  • Hazard Description: The bicycle’s carbon handlebars can crack, posing fall and crash hazards. 

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: About 3,200 bicycles/900 aftermarket handlebar stems (In addition, about 530 bicycles/115 aftermarket handlebar/stems in Canada) 

  • Incidents: Trek has received 37 reports of broken carbon handlebars, including one report of injury involving scrapes and bruises.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bikes and aftermarket handlebar/stems and contact their local authorized Trek retailer for a free repair.

  • Sold At: Bicycle stores nationwide and online at trekbikes.com and other online retailers from May 2020 through June 2022 for between $8,800 and $13,500 for Speed Concept SLR models; from about $6,700 to $13,000 for Emonda SLR models and about $680 for the Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stem sold separately.

  • Importers: Trek Bicycle Corporation, Waterloo, Wisconsin

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: Taiwan, Germany and United States (bicycles) and China (handlebars)

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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