The bicycle’s carbon handlebars can crack, posing fall and crash hazards.
About 3,200 bicycles/900 aftermarket handlebar stems (In addition, about 530 bicycles/115 aftermarket handlebar/stems in Canada)
Trek at 800-373-4594 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/company/legal_policies/safety_recalls or www.trekbikes.com and click on Recalls for more information.
This recall involves carbon fiber handlebars installed on MY 22 Speed Concept SLR bicycles and Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stems installed on MY 21 and MY 22 Emonda SLR bicycles and distributed in the aftermarket under the same name. Trek is printed on the bicycle’s frame. The following model year bikes are included in this recall:
(All 2022 Speed Concept stock & P1 colorways are affected.)
(All MY21-22 Emonda SLR stock & P1 colorways are affected.)
Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stem
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bikes and aftermarket handlebar/stems and contact their local authorized Trek retailer for a free repair.
Trek has received 37 reports of broken carbon handlebars, including one report of injury involving scrapes and bruises.
Trek Bicycle Corporation, Waterloo, Wisconsin
This recall was conducted, voluntarily by the company, under CPSC’s Fast Track Recall process. Fast Track recalls are initiated by firms, who commit to work with CPSC to quickly announce the recall and remedy to protect consumers.
The bicycle’s carbon handlebars can crack, posing fall and crash hazards.
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