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Cervelo SA Recalls Bicycle Forks Due to Fall Hazard

August 21, 2008 By The CPSC Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.

NAME OF PRODUCT: WOLF SL CARBON FIBER BICYCLE FORKS

UNITS: ABOUT 5,800

IMPORTER: CERVéLO SA, OF SWITZERLAND

MANUFACTURER: TRUE TEMPER COMPOSITE MATERIAL PRODUCTS CO. LTD, OF GUANGZHOU, CHINA

HAZARD: THE FORKS STEERER CAN BREAK DURING NORMAL USE, CAUSING THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL, FALL AND SUFFER SERIOUS INJURIES.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: CERVELO HAS RECEIVED 12 REPORTS OF FORKS CRACKING OR BREAKING, RESULTING IN ONE CONSUMER SUFFERING A BROKEN WRIST AND ANOTHER SUFFERING MINOR ABRASIONS.

DESCRIPTION: THE RECALLED FORKS HAVE A CLEAR COATING OVER BLACK PAINTED CARBON FIBER, WITH THE WORDS “WOLF SUPERLITE” AND RELATED LOGO JUST BELOW THE CROWN ON EACH FORK LEG, AND THE LETTERS “SL” ON EACH LEG ABOVE THE FORK BLADE DROPOUTS. THERE IS A TRUE TEMPER CRT™ LOGO ON THE INSIDE OF BOTH FORK LEGS. THE RECALLED FORKS COULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ON THE FOLLOWING BICYCLE MODELS: R3, R3 SL, SOLOIST CARBON, SOLOIST CARBON SL, AND CERTAIN P3 CARBON FRAMESETS AND COMPLETE BICYCLES.

SOLD BY: INDEPENDENT BICYCLE RETAILERS NATIONWIDE FROM NOVEMBER 2005 THROUGH JULY 2007 FOR ABOUT $475.

MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING BICYCLES EQUIPPED WITH THE RECALLED FORKS AND CONTACT THEIR AUTHORIZED CERVéLO DEALER TO HAVE A FREE REPLACEMENT FORK INSTALLED.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT CERVéLO TOLL-FREE AT (866) 296-3137 BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 5 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.CERVELO.COM/WOLFSLRECALL

MEDIA CONTACT: PETER DONATO AT SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT INC. AT (416) 964-6118.

PICTURE OF RECALLED WOLF SL CARBON FIBER BICYCLE FORK

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