Thirteen Manufacturers, Distributors Recall Bicycles with Front Disc Brakes to Replace Quick Release Lever Due to Crash Hazard

Consumers should stop using the bicycles immediately and contact the recalling company for free installation of a new quick release on the front wheel.

Bicycle stores nationwide from about 1998 through 2015 for between $200 and $10,000 for the bicycles.

About 1.3 million (in addition about 245,000 bikes were sold in Canada and about 9,000 were sold in Mexico)

There have been three incidents reported in which an open quick release lever on a bicycle's front wheel hub came into contact with the bike's front disc brake assembly and caused the front wheel to come to a sudden stop or separate from the bicycle. In one incident, an adult male suffered a broken finger, a wrist injury, a shoulder injury and abrasions. No injuries were reported in the other two incidents.

China, Japan, Poland, Switzerland, Taiwan

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Bicycles equipped with front disc brakes and quick release levers

Consumers should contact the recalling companies through their websites and call centers listed below or visit the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association Quick Release Recall website at www.quickreleaserecall.com.