Specialized Bicycle Components · Recalled
Specialized Bicycle Components Expands Recall of Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard
The brake component housed within the bicycle's carbon fork can disengage from the fork and allow the brake assembly to contact the wheel spokes while rotating, posing a fall hazard.
- Units
- About 460 (About 14,200 were recalled in September 2011)
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $1,250–$2,000
- 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 2012 Tricross Sport and 2012 Tricross Comp model bicycles. The bicycles are various colors and have the brand name "Specialized" on the lower front frame tube. The model name "Tricross Sport" or "Tricross Comp" is on the top tube.
The file
- Sold at
- Authorized Specialized retailers nationwide from June 2011 through November 2011 for between $1,250 to $2,000.
- Product type
- Bicycles and Bicycle Accessories
- Made in
- Taiwan
- Recalled by
- Advanced Group of Taiwan, Specialized Bicycle Components Inc., of Morgan Hill, Calif.
Incident log
None
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop riding these bicycles and return them to an authorized Specialized retailer for a free repair or replacement carbon fork.
For additional information, contact Specialized toll-free at (877) 808-8154 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the company's website at www.specialized.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 JAN 31 2012; last revised APR 22 2016.
