Dynacraft Industries · Recalled
CPSC, Dynacraft Industries Announce Recall of Mountain Bikes Sold at Target Stores
Because some were not welded properly, the front suspension forks on these bicycles can break apart during use, resulting in serious injury to the rider.
- Units
- About 24,800
- Reports
- 23
- Injuries
- 23
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $100–$140
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The recall involves 26-inch Vertical XL2, and 24-inch and 26-inch Magna Electroshock mountain bikes. The Vertical XL2 mountain bikes have model number 8526-26, were manufactured in July 1999 and have chrome frames. The Magna Electroshock mountain bikes have model numbers 8504- 90, 8504-96, 8548-78 or 8548-94, were manufactured July 1999 through October 1999, and have frames that are chrome and blue, blue and yellow, purple, and black. A label affixed to the frame near the crank identifies the model, and the year, month and day of manufacture. Another label nearby reads: "Dynacraft Industries" and "Made in China." Earlier this year, Dynacraft Industries announced the recall of the about 19,000 26-inch Vertical XL2 mountain bikes manufactured the week of October 11, 1999. This announcement expands the scope of that recall. Bicycles that have a label that reads "Fork made Jan., 2000" or "Fork made July 2000" at the bottom of the fork are not subject to this recall.
The file
- Sold at
- Target Stores nationwide sold the Vertical XL2 mountain bikes, from August 1999 through February 2000, and the Magna Electroshock, from August 1999 through August 2000. Both model bikes sold for between $100 and $140.
- Product type
- Bicycles & Accessories
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Dynacraft Industries Inc., of San Rafael, Calif.
Incident log
Dynacraft is aware of 23 reports of injury to riders when the forks on these bikes broke apart. Injuries included a concussion, fractures, cuts, bruises, back strain, and chipped and lost teeth.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop riding these bikes immediately and take them to the Target Store where purchased for a choice of a free replacement fork or free replacement bicycle of equal value.
For more information or to receive a free replacement fork by mail, call Dynacraft Industries Inc. at (800) 551-0032 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated SEP 26 2000; last revised AUG 24 2026.
