Bicycle Austin 

Drivers are at-fault in 90% of cyclist and pedestrian fatalities. (report, p. 25)  •  In 40% of fatal car/bike crashes the driver was drunk. (source)

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Bicycle Recalls & Bike Equipment Recalls

Last update: May 2006

For more info on any of these, each item is linked to the U.S. Product Safety Commission report on that item.

For current recall info check the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website.

By the way, here are some photos of broken cranks.

Helmets

  • 11/00 -- Variflex / NHS / First Team Sports: Helmets (sold 10/99 - 9/00)
  • 7/00 -- Cycle Express / Toys-R-Us: Helmets (sold 10/99 - 4/00)
  • 7/00 -- Rand / K-Mart / Rose's: Helmets (LA Cruisin') (sold 4/99 - 3/00)
  • 4/99 -- Bell Sports: Rhythm, Bellistic, Qualifier (sold 10/98 - 4/99)
  • 4/95 -- PTI / Toys-R-Us / Target: Jaguar Helmets (sold 1994-95)

Components

  • 5/06 -- Shimano: Front wheel Quick release (sold 11/05 - 5/06)
  • 1/06 -- Syntace USA: F99 (Force 99) Handlebar Stems (sold 5/03 - 7/05)
  • 8/05 -- Torelli Imports: Torelli Verona and Lugano Open Tubular Kevlar Tires (sold 2/05 - 7/05)
  • 8/05 -- Ritchey: Protocol, Carbon, DS, DS Aero, & Girder Rear Wheels (sold 1/03 - 7/05)
  • 8/05 -- American Classic: Road & Mountain Bike Wheels (sold 1/05 - 6/05)
  • 7/05 -- VisionTech USA: SuperMax, TriMax, TriMax Plus and Pro Aero Bars (sold 3/02 - 3/03)
  • 7/05 -- Rolf Prima: Vigor & Elan Rear Wheels (sold 3/03 - 12/03)
  • 5/05 -- Quality Bicycle Products: Dimension Handlebar Stems (sold 1/03 - 3/05)
  • 2/05 -- Shimano: Road Racing Brake Cables (sold 4/03 - 10/04)
  • 1/05 -- Selle Royal/fi'zi:k: Seats (sold 3/04 - 9/04)
  • 11/04 -- Answer Products: Manitou Suspension Forks (sold 7/04 - 9/04)
  • 9/04 -- Full Speed Ahead: Scatto wheel Quick Releases (sold 10/03 - 9/04)
  • 9/04 -- Performance / Supergo: Forte Flyte OS & Weyless CF200 carbon Handlebars
  • 10/02 -- Performance: Bar Ends (sold 4/02-9/02)
  • 7/02 -- Cane Creek: Suspension Seat Posts (sold 11/00-6/02)
  • 11/01 -- Profile Design: Aero Bars (sold 5/99-11/01)
  • 11/00 -- Profile Design: "Stiffy" Handlebar Stems on mountain bikes (sold 3/97 - 4/00)
  • 10/00 -- RockShox: Forks (sold 7/00 - 10/00)
  • 9/00 -- Trek: Handlebar Stems (sold 6/98 - 5/99)
  • 5/00 -- Specialized: Forks (sold 8/99 - 5/00)
  • 3/99 -- Dah Ken/RST: Hi-5 Suspension Forks (sold 2/97 - 10/98)
  • 5/98 -- Performance: Campus Pedals (sold 12/96 - 4/98)
  • 5/98 -- SRAM: Chains (sold 7/97 - 5/98)
  • 3/98 -- GT Bicycles: Bikes (Frames) (sold 1994-98)
  • 7/97 -- Shimano: Cranks (sold 1994-97)
  • 12/96 -- Giant: Mountain Bikes (Suspension Forks) (sold 1992-94)
  • 7/96 -- Girvin: Carbon-Fiber Suspension Forks (sold 3/96 - 6/96)
  • 4/96 -- Answer Products: Manitou Mach 5 Forks (no sales dates listed)
  • 12/95 -- Mavic: Cosmic Wheels for Road Bikes (sold 1994-95)
  • 6/95 -- Rock Shox: Fork Crowns on Mag 20 & Mag 30 Forks (no sales dates listed)
  • 12/94 -- Specialized, Marzocchi, Girvin, & Answer Products: Suspension Forks (sold 1992-93)
  • 8/94 -- Specialized: Forks ("Future Shock") (sold 1991-93)

Accessories

  • 10/05 -- Delta Cycle: Picasso Bike Rack (1/02 - 9/05)
  • 1/05 -- Norco Products: Adams Trail-a-Bike & Slipstream Bicycle Attachment (1/96 - 10/04)
  • 11/04 -- Cannondale: Crossroads & Perimeter Handlebar Bags (9/03 - 8/04)
  • 5/03 -- Monarch Velo/Catlike USA: Kompact Bike Helmets (3/02 - 2/03)
  • 8/02 -- Todson: Floor Pumps (3/00 - 8/01)
  • 11/01 -- Pacific Cycle / Wal-Mart, etc.: Add-On Kids' Bikes (3/00-7/01)
  • 3/01 -- Pacific Cycle / Wal-Mart: Water Bottles on Mongoose Bikes (sold 7/00 - 1/01)
  • 8/00 -- Minoura: Indoor Training Stands (sold 1989 - 94)
  • 7/00 -- Burley: Trailers (sold 11/99 - 6/00)
  • 3/98 -- Norco: Passenger Trailers (sold 1/97 - 2/98)
  • 1/98 -- Riteway: Add-On Kids' Bikes (U-Joints) (no dates listed)
  • 6/97 -- Cannondale: C-Soles Shoes (sold 1st quarter 1997)
  • 3/96 -- Scott USA: Unishock Forks (sold 1992-95)
  • 6/87 -- Championship/Sears: Buckle on Bicycle child carrier (sold Feb.-July 1986)
  • 6/87 -- Hamill/Huffman: Tote ALong Bicycle child carrier (Summer 1976)

Tools

  • 10/03 -- Park Tools: Professional Bicycle Floor Pump (3/03 - 8/03)

Bikes / Bicycles

Note that Dynacraft shows up on the following list a whopping ten times. In November 2004, the CPSC hit Dynacraft with a $1.4 million fine for failing to report hazards it discovered with its bikes.

Date of Recall Brand(s) Affected
(or Models Affected,
if Dept. Store Bike) 		Primary Stores
Sold Through		 Type of Bikes Bad Component Sales Dates
12/05 REI Novara Dirt Rider REI 20" Frame 10/02 - 11/05
9/05 Harley-Davidson Toys "R" Us 16" BMX Fork 7/02 - 6/05
8/05 2004 Fuji & Motorbecane,
& 2005 Raleigh Prestige 		Bike shops ??? Rear Wheel Hub 1/03 - 7/05
8/05 WaveCrest TidalForce S-750 Special dealers Electric Comfort Bike Wheels 5/05 - 6/05
8/05 Giant 2005 Cypress
& Sedona 		Bike shops Comfort Bikes Rear Axle 5/05 - 8/05
3/05 Roark Welding & Engineering Roark website Road Bikes Frame 1/97 - 12/04
2/05 Cannondale Adventure 600 & 800, Comfort 600 & 800 Bike shops Mountain bikes Suspension Seat Post 12/04
1/05 REI Novara Express REI Mountain Bikes Seat 3/04 - 9/04
11/04 Salsa Bike shops ??? Campeon Fork 4/04 - 6/04
10/04 Giant: Rainier Bike shops Mountain Bikes Front Brake 2/04 - 3/04
9/04 Specialized: Allez Sport, Allez Elite, Roubaix, Sequoia Bike shops Road Bikes Handlebar stem 7/04 - 8/04
6/04 Huffy: Crankbrook Wal-Mart Cruiser Handlebar stem 4/04 - 5/04
4/04 Pacific Cycle: Mongoose Bike shops,
Dept. stores		 20" Mountain Rear shock / Frame 9/03 - 3/04
10/03 Specialized 2004 S Works Enduro & 2004 Enduro Expert Bike shops Mountain Bikes Brakes September 2003
7/03 Soloist Team & Super Prodigy Bike shops Road Bikes Fork (Carbon-Fiber "Wolf" brand by Cervélo) 4/03 - 7/03
4/03 Dynacraft Wal-Mart
& Pamida		 BMX Stem 4/02 - 4/03
3/03 Sun Rise / Raleigh / Diamondback X-10, X-20 Bike Shops Mountain Bikes Frame 9/01 - 10/02
11/02 Sunrise Medical: Sopur Handcycle Specialty dealers 3-Wheel Hand Cycle Quick Release Axles 8/01 - 7/02
10/02 Cannondale Gemini Bike shops Mountain Bikes Frame 12/01 - 9/02
10/02 Lida Bicycle Discount stores
& bike shops		 Mountain Bikes Frame 4/02 - 8/02
8/02 EV Global Motors: Mini E-Bike Bike shops, car dealers, Internet Electric Bikes Lithium Battery 2/01 - 7/02
8/02 Haro Bike shops BMX Crank arms 5/02 - 8/02
8/02 Specialized Rockhopper A-1 & Mongoose Hot Link Sommet Bike shops &
mail-order catalogs		 Mountain Bikes Spring & Adjuster on Answer Products suspension fork 1/02 - 8/02
8/02 Marin Bike shops Mountain Bikes Steer Tube 8/98 - 7/02
8/02 Cannondale Bike shops Not specified Stem (3T Zepp XL) 3/01 - 7/02
7/02 Dynacraft Vertical XL2 Target Mountain Bikes Fork 8/99 - 3/00
6/02 Next Ultra Shock Wal-Mart Mountain Bikes Suspension Fork 5/99 - 12/00
5/02 Rocky Mountain Bicycles, Slayer & Edge Bike shops Mountain Bikes Chainstay 1/01 - 2/02
4/02 InSTEP Hitchhiker III Retailers like Toys R Us,
Sports Authority, One Step Ahead		 Trailer Bikes Universal Joint 2/01 - 5/01
4/02 Specialized 2002 Enduro Bike shops Mountain Bikes Seatstay 9/01 - 2/02
4/02 Brunswick / Mongoose / Roadmaster Discount stores Mountain Bikes Suspension Fork 6/98 - 12/00
2/02 BikeE Recumbents Seat 2/99 - 2/02
1/02 Kent / Midget Racer Discount stores Mini-Bikes Fork 10/01 - 11/01
11/01 Pacific Cycle Variety of Stores,
inc. Wal-Mart		 Add-On Kids' Bike Hitch 3/00 - 7/01
11/01 BikeE Recumbent Tandem Steerer Tube 2000-2001
11/01 Performance Road Wheel Rims 2/01 - 10/01
11/01 Raleigh Mountain Bottom Bracket 1/01 - 8/01
10/01 Wysco / Runt Variety of Stores Mini-Bikes (No brakes or chain guards) 1/01 - 7/01
10/01 Salsa Cycles Mountain Bikes Wheel Rims 1/01 - 8/01
9/01 TH!NK Mobility 20" electric-assist folding bikes Handlebar stem 7/00 - 5/01
8/01 BikeE Recumbents Suspension Forks 12/99 - 8/01
7/01 Acetrike/Huffy Wal-Mart, Ace Hardware,
other dept. stores		 12" & 16" Children's sidewalk bikes Frames 10/99 - 3/01
7/01 Rans Recumbents Steering tube 6/93 - 7/01
5/01 Giant TCR & OCR models Carbon-Fiber Forks 9/00 - 4/01
5/01 Magna & Equator (DynaCraft) Toys-R-Us Mountain Bikes Pedals 1/01 - 4/01
4/01 Next Shockzone (DynaCraft) Wal-Mart Mountain Bikes Suspension Forks 9/99 - 4/01
2/01 Mongoose & Roadmaster (Us International) Wal-Mart Mountain Bikes Suspension Forks 7/00 - 1/01
1/01 Seattle Bike Supply Children's bikes: Torker Blaster, Sunflower Brakes 9/00 - 12/00
12/95 Novara Ponderosa
(Tange)		 REI & others Mountain Bikes Suspension Forks 1994-95
12/95 Raleigh Technium MT400 & FT500 Frames no dates listed
8/95 Specialized Stumpjumper & Rockhopper Mountain Bikes Forks & Handlebar Stems 1994-95
6/95 Radio Flyer Warehouse club outlets 12" Tornado and Power Tricycles Forks sold 8/94-6/95
6/95 Various Brands Mountain Bikes Fork Crowns
by Rock Shox		 no dates listed
5/95 GT Bicycles 14.5-22" 'Aggressor' Bikes Forks 1994-95
12/94 Specialized, Proflex Arcadia, Manitou, others Mountain Bikes Suspension Forks 1994
12/94 Specialized, Cannondale, & Trek/Fischer Bikes Seat posts 1994
8/94 Specialized Mountain Bikes "Future Shock" forks 1991-93
7/93 Huffy Sears 20/24/26" Bikes Brake Levers 2/83 - 3/83
9/92 Radio Flyer Toys-R-Us,
other dept. stores		 12" bikes:
#TR12 Totally Rad Flyer
and
#LM13 Little Miss Flyer		 Brakes Sold 5/92
9/92 (Santa Fe Trading) Dept. Stores 12" & 16" BMX
Sidewalk Bikes		 Brakes 4/92 - 6/92
8/90 Bianchi Randonneur Bikes Forks 1982-84
12/89 Mountain Jr. Bicycle
(Ming Ta Supply)		 K-Mart 16" Sidewalk Bikes Chain Guard 3/89 - 4/89
12/89 generic
(Santa Fe Trading)		 Dept. Stores BMX Sidewalk Bikes Brakes 1989
3/88 Rand Dept. Stores 12" BMX Bikes Wheels 1/87
8/87 Magna (Dynacraft) Child World 12" Sidewalk Bikes Wheels Made 3/85 - 8/87
12/86 Roadmaster K-Mart 12" Sidewalk Bikes Wheels no dates listed
11/85 Cannondale Bikes Forks made prior to 1985
12/84 X2 Tiger & Rainbow Connection (Columbia) 16" Children's Bikes Forks made 1983
6/83 Murray BMX Bikes Handlebar Stems made 1982-83
11/78 Miami & Gold Crest models (Columbia) 3-speed, 24" & 26" racers Chain Guards made 1976-78
9/78 J.C. Penny
(by Huffy)		 J. C. Penney Tan or dark gray
24-, 26-, and 27"		 Cranks made 1977-78
6/78 Coast King
(by Huffy)		 Coast to Coast Stores Blue 27", 10-speed Cranks sold after Jan. 1978
5/78 Huffy, J.C. Penny, Omega, Coast King J. C. Penney, other dept. stores 24, 26, & 27"
10-speed bikes		 Cranks made 1977-78

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