SRAM is recalling about 5,400 Force Road Brake Caliper sets as the brakes can snap off from the bicycle's fork or frame.
Although no incidents or injuries have been reported, SRAM and the Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging customers to stop using bikes outfitted with these brake calipers and immediately contact their bicycle retailer for a free replacement.
The Chicago-based company said the units were made in Taiwan, according to the CPSC press release.
Sold nationwide
The brake calipers were sold through speciality bike stores nationwide as individual set from July 2006 through Janurary 2007 for $270; bicycles that included these sets would have been sold through March 2007 for between $3,000 and $7,300.
The chart shows the SRAM Force Road Brake Calipers sets being recalled. The brake calipers were sold as aftermarket components and have “SRAM Force” embossed on the unit, and may have a date or production code.
| Code | Example | In Recall | Not In Recall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date code (Day/Month/Year) |
01JUN06 | Dates between 01JUN06 and 25DEC06 |
Dates after 25DEC06 |
| No date code | ———— | All sold between July 2006 through March 2007 |
————— |
| Production Code | 35T61234567 | Codes beginning with 35T6 through 51T6 |
Codes beginning with 52T6 and codes with “7” as the fourth digit |
The brake caliper sets may have been installed on the following bikes: Specialized (S-Works Tarmac SL, S-Works Roubaix); Trek (Project One Madone models); Fuji (Fuji SL1); Scott USA (Addict R3); Bianchi (Bianchi 928 SL); Kuota (Kuota KOM, Kuota KREDO, Kuota KEBEL); Orbea (Orca, Aqua, Loboular, Opal, Arin, Aqua Dama, Dama Race and Diva); Kestrel (Evoke SL/Force, RT700/Force), Titus (Vuelo, Solera) and Sampson (Diablo).
More details are posted on a SRAM flyer (.pdf); for more info, contact SRAM at (800) 346-2928 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday
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