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Bicycle Recalls & Bike Equipment Recalls For more info on any of these, each item is linked to the U.S. Product Safety Commission report on that item. This page was last updated in May 2006. For recalls after that date which we haven't listed yet, 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 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 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 12/00 Raleigh, Diamondback, & Univega Mountain Bikes Disc Brakes by DiaTech USA / Derby USA 11/99 - 6/00 11/00 13 various brands Mountain Bikes Handlebar Stems 3/97 - 4/00 9/00 Trek Road Bikes Handlebar Stems 6/98 - 5/99 9/00 Vertical XL2 & Electroshock (DynaCraft) Target Mountain Bikes Suspension Forks 8/99 - 8/00 5/00 Mongoose & Roadmaster (Brunswick/By Us Intl.) Dept. Stores Mountain Bikes Suspension Forks 9/98 - 5/00 5/00 Specialized, Klein, Jamis, Marin (Answer & Manitou) BMX & Mountain Bikes Forks 8/99 - 5/00 2/00 Vertical XL2 (Dynacraft) Target Mountain Bikes Forks 11/99 - 2/00 12/99 Royce Union Sears Mountain Bikes (ABT 2000) Frames 4/98 - 9/99 12/99 Huffy Dept. Stores Mountain Bikes (ALX 1000, ALX 1500, Aluminum 300) Frames 6/98 - 9/99 11/99 Magna Great Divide (Dynacraft) 21/24/26" Mountain Bikes Handlebar Stems 12/98 - 8/99 8/99 Huffy "Verdict" Dept. Stores Mountain Bikes Suspension Forks 1/99 - 6/99 7/99 Specialized Allez & Allez Sport Road Bikes Handlebars 10/98 - 6/99 5/99 Dynacraft Target Coleman CM 2100 21-speed mountain bikes Front wheel May-June 1998 3/99 Dah Ken/RST Haro, GT, Giant, & Marin Bikes Hi-5 Suspension Forks 2/97 - 10/98 3/99 Schwinn 20" & 24" BMX Bikes Frames 2/98 - 12/98 6/98 Specialized Stumpjumper & Ground Control Bikes Chains 1998 models 5/98 Giant, Schwinn, & Specialized Bikes Chains by SRAM 7/97 - 5/98 4/98 Rock Machine, Tarantula, Ross Mt. Washington (Rand/Ross) Target / Costco / Toys-R-Us / some bike shops Mountain Bikes Suspension Forks 2/97 - 3/98 3/98 GT: GT Speed Series & Robinson BMX Bikes Frames 1994-98 1/98 Riteway Add-On Kids' Bikes U-Joints no dates listed 11/97 Diamondback Mountain Bikes Cranks by Sachs 7/97 - 11/97 7/97 Magna (Dynacraft) Toys-R-Us Mountain Bikes Chains 4/97 - 6/97 7/97 Most brands of bikes! (several kinds) Cranks by Shimano 1994-97 3/97 Raleigh M55 Bikes Ballistic Forks 1996 models 12/96 Giant Mountain Bikes Suspension Forks 1992-94 7/96 Pacific Conquest, Cyclone, Conqueror (Pacific Cycle) Target / Toys-R-Us Mountain Bikes Posi-Track Suspension Forks 1994-95 5/96 Performance Mountain Bikes Seat Posts 1992-96 4/96 Trek, Fischer, Marin, Diamondback, Mongoose, others Mountain Bikes Manitou Mach 5 forks no dates listed 3/96 Scott USA Mountain Bikes Unishock Suspension Forks 1992-95 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 Another site by Michael Bluejay... Pagan Products from Natural Magick Shop. I'm not pagan myself, but I set up this site for a friend, trying to make it exceptionally easy to use. I aggressively minimized the amount of clicking and scrolling it takes to get around the site, and to check out. If you want magic oils, deity oils, incense, dream pillows, massage oils, and the like, this is the place. How to not get hit by cars Statistics Bike Fit Recumbents, Trikes, Handcycles, & other unusual bikes Trailers, Racks, Folding Bikes, Rowing Bikes Electric Bikes, Scooters Accessories Ergonomic Bike Seats Fixing flat tires How to use gears Helmets are ineffective? 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