Quality Bicycle Products GBC. 2023-01-05 Vehicles moderate CPSC
Vehicles · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-23086
Bicycle handlebars and bicycles Recall
Issued January 5, 2023 · Quality Bicycle Products GBC. · 8,740,350 units affected
In January 2023, Quality Bicycle Products GBC. recalled the Bicycle handlebars and bicycles, a moderate vehicles recall reported by the CPSC. Affected owners are eligible for a replace. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The recalled handlebars can crack where the brake/shift levers are installed and cause a crash, posing an injury hazard.
What you should do
- 1 Stop using Bicycle handlebars and bicycles right away.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Quality Bicycle Products GBC. to arrange your replace. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Replace): Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled handlebars and bicycles, and bring the recalled handlebars and bicycles to a local bicycle retailer for free installation of a replacement carbon handlebar or an alternative aluminum handlebar.
Recall details
- Brand
- Quality Bicycle Products GBC.
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- January 5, 2023
- Units affected
- 8,740,350
- Sold at
- Specialty bicycle stores nationwide from January 2018 through August 2022 for the handlebars and from August 2018 through June 2022 for complete bicycles with the handlebars. The handlebars sold for about $240, and the complete bicycles sold for between $4,700 and $7,000.
- Recall number
- CPSC-23086
- Made in
- Taiwan
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Quality Bicycle Products GBC. has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- 8,740,350 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 15 US households.
- This is the 209th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2023.