Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

SRAM Force Road Brake Caliper Sets

BIKE BRAKE RECALL ALERT: Below is the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announcement regarding the SCRAM Force brake recall.  Each year, approximately 45,000 people are injured and over 500 people are killed in bike accidents.
   
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CPSC Recall Announcement: SRAM Corp. Recalls Bicycle Brake Caliper Sets Due to Crash Hazard

April 10, 2007 - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with SRAM Corporation, today announced a voluntary recall of SRAM Force road brake caliper sets. Consumers should stop using the recalled bike brake calipers immediately.

Name of product: SRAM Force Road Brake Caliper Sets

Units: About 5,400 units

Importer: SRAM Corp., of Chicago, Ill.

Hazard: The bike brake caliper sets could break and detach from the bicycle’s fork or frame. This could cause the rider to lose control and crash.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The bike brake recall involves the SRAM Force Road Brake Calipers sets sold as aftermarket components. The brake caliper sets have “SRAM Force” and some have a date or production code embossed on the unit.

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 SRAM brake caliper sets may have also been installed on the following makes and models of bicycles: 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).

Sold at: Specialty bicycle retailers nationwide sold individual brake caliper sets from July 2006 through January 2007 for about $270 and bicycles which included these sets through March 2007 for between $3,000 and $7,300.

Manufactured in: Taiwan


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