Product Recall Number: 23-086
Why was Bicycle handlebars and bicycles recalled?
The recalled handlebars can crack where the brake/shift levers are installed and cause a crash, posing an injury hazard.
Product Recall Number: 23-086
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2023-01-05
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Bicycle handlebars and bicycles
Description: This recall involves Salsa Cowchipper, Salsa Cowbell, Whisky No.9 12F, and Whisky No.9 24F carbon handlebars. The model name is printed on the handlebar.The recalled handlebars were also sold with the Salsa Cutthroat, Warbird, and Warroad bikes. The bicycle model name is printed on the bicycle frame. The bicycles are sold in a variety of colors and sizes.
Hazard Description: The recalled handlebars can crack where the brake/shift levers are installed and cause a crash, posing an injury hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 8,740 (In addition, about 350 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: QBP has received 37 reports of the handlebars cracking or fracturing while in use. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled handlebars and bicycles, and bring the recalled handlebars and bicycles to a local bicycle retailer for free installation of a replacement carbon handlebar or an alternative aluminum handlebar.
Sold At: Specialty bicycle stores nationwide from January 2018 through August 2022 for the handlebars and from August 2018 through June 2022 for complete bicycles with the handlebars. The handlebars sold for about $240, and the complete bicycles sold for between $4,700 and $7,000.
Importers: Quality Bicycle Products GBC., of Bloomington, Minnesota
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed