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Product Recall
Salsa Cycles Recalls Bicycle Forks Due to Risk of Fall Hazard
Salsa Cycles Bearpaw Bicycle Fork
Salsa Bearpaw Bicycle Forks
Recall Date: December 4th, 2014
Type: Bicycles and Bicycle Accessories
Units: About 2,500
Hazards: The bicycle fork can bend or break, posing a fall hazard to the rider.
Remedies: Replace
Refund
Consumers should immediately stop using bicycles equipped with the recalled Salsa Bearpaw forks and contact a Salsa dealer for a free inspection and replacement fork.
Description
This recall involves all aluminum Salsa Bearpaw forks sold separately and on Mukluk bicycles. The forks have date code 20130524, 20130710 or 20130826 stamped on the fork steerer, followed by "CWI2201BAN2" and a Salsa compass graphic on the bend of the fork blades. Consumers or the dealer will need to disassemble the front of the bicycle to access the steerer tube with the date code and model information. The forks were sold in "tequila lime" with black paint, "metallic gold," red and black. The bikes were sold in sizes x-small, small, medium, large and x-large.
Images:
Salsa Cycles Bearpaw Bicycle Fork
Salsa Cycles Mukluk Bicycle
Consumer Contact:
Salsa Cycles toll-free at (877) 774-6208 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or online at www.salsacycles.com and click on the “Fork Recall” button for more information.Injuries:
None reported.
Retailers:
Bicycle stores nationwide and online at various websites from September 2013 through November 2014 for about $250 separately and for between $1,850 and $4,400 for the bicycles.
Importers:
Salsa Cycles, a wholly-owned brand of Quality Bicycle Products Inc., of Bloomington, Minn.
