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The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC)
announces the following recall
in voluntary cooperation with
the firm below. Consumers should
stop using recalled products
immediately unless otherwise
instructed. |
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Name of product: |
Specialized 2009 Model Bicycles |
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Units: |
About 14,000 |
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Importer: |
Specialized Bicycle
Components Inc., of Morgan
Hill, California. |
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Hazard: |
The handlebars can break, posing
a fall hazard to the rider. |
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Incidents/Injuries: |
Specialized has received two
reports of the handlebar
breaking during use, one of
which caused a rider to suffer
head trauma which resulted in
unconsciousness and a puncture
wound to the arm. |
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Description: |
This recall involves HL
handlebars on the following 2009
Specialized bicycles: Cross
Trail Comp, Myka HT Comp,
Myka HT Elite,
Rockhopper, Rockhopper
Comp and Rockhopper Comp
29. The model number of the
HL handlebar is ALR-13 NTFOV
and is located underneath the
right hand grip of the
handlebar. |
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Sold by: |
Authorized dealers nationwide
from June 2008 through February
2009 for between $640 and
$1,050. |
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Manufactured in: |
China |
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Remedy: |
Consumers should immediately
stop riding these bicycles and
contact a Specialized dealer for
a free replacement handlebar. |
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Consumer Contact: |
For additional information,
please contact Specialized
toll-free at (877) 808-8154
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT
Monday through Friday or visit
the firm’s web site at
www.specialized.com. |
