Reynolds · Recalled
Reynolds Recalls Bicycle Forks Due to Fall Hazard
The fork tips could separate from the fork legs, causing the wheel to come loose from the fork while riding. This could pose a serious fall hazard to riders.
- Units
- About 330
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $500
- 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
This recall involves the Reynolds UL bicycle fork models with 43 mm and 50 mm rakes and with serial numbers 09100 through 10403. The serial number decal is located on the steer tube. To see the serial number, the fork must be removed from the frame. Some recalled forks are black, have "Reynolds" printed on them, and have a gray and white stripe painted on the legs of the fork. Other recalled forks were painted with a different paint scheme and do not have "Reynolds" printed on them. To determine if a fork is included in this recall, consumers should contact the company.
The file
- Sold at
- Independent bicycle retailers nationwide from October 2006 through May 2007 for about $500. The recalled forks were included in custom 2007 bicycle frame kits from the following manufacturers: Independent Fabrication, Litespeed, Lynskey Performance Designs LLC., Merlin, Parlee, Rock Lobster, Spectrum Cycles, Strong Frames and Vicious Cycles.
- Product type
- Bicycles & Accessories
- Made in
- United States
- Recalled by
- MacLean Quality Composites, d.b.a. Reynolds, of West Jordan, Utah, Quality Bicycle Products, of Bloomington, Minn., Security Bicycle Accessories, of Hempstead, N.Y.
Incident log
None reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using the bicycles equipped with the recalled forks immediately and contact Reynolds for a free replacement fork.
For additional information, contact Reynolds toll-free at (866) 798-3040 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, visit the company's Web site at www.reynoldscycling.com/recall or send an email to recall@reynoldscycling.com
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 OCT 23 2007; last revised MAY 23 2014.