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BMC Recalls Stromer Electric Bicycles Due to Crash and Injury Hazards
The bicycle fork can break, posing a crash and injury hazard to the rider.
- Units
- About 1,300 in the U.S. and 11 in Canada
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $3,500–$4,000
- Remedy
- Replace
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 all 2013 Stromer ST1 women's and men's pedal-assist electric bicycles, models M33 Elite and P48 Platinum. The bikes were sold in three colors; black, red and white. They have an integrated lithium battery located inside the down tube, motor on the rear hub and a three-button LCD system display on the handlebars. "Stromer" is printed on the top tube of the bicycle frame and on the seat and chain guard. The fork's serial numbers for the recalled bikes start with: ST1S2F, ST1S2G, ST1S2H, ST1S2I, ST1S2J, ST1S3A, ST1S3B, ST1S3C, ST1S3D and ST1S3E. The serial number is etched at the bottom of the rear fork.
The file
- Sold at
- Authorized Stromer dealers nationwide and online from January 2012 to May 2013 for between $3,500 and $4,000.
- Product type
- Bicycles and Bicycle Accessories
- Made in
- Switzerland
- Recalled by
- BMC-USA, of Boston, Mass., MyStromer AG, of Switzerland
Incident log
BMC has received one report of a fork breaking, resulting in minor scrapes and bruises to the rider.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop riding the bicycle and take it to an authorized Stromer dealer. Consumers with a recalled bicycle will receive a free replacement fork and have it installed at no cost.
BMC-USA at (800) 819-4262 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, online at www.stromer.ch and click on Fork Recall for more information, or email andrew.gelles@bmc-switzerland.com for more information.
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 MAR 13 2014; last revised JAN 08 2015.