Trek Farley Bicycles recall: Fall Hazard
Trek Recalls Farley Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard
Why was Trek Farley Bicycles recalled?
The fork can separate from the steer tube, posing a fall hazard to the rider.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and framesets and return the bicycles to a Trek retailer for a free inspection and repair. Contact: Trek at 800-373-4594 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.trekbikes.com and click on Safety & Recalls at the bottom of the page for more information.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Trek Farley bicycles and framesets
- Company
- Trek Bicycle Corp., of Waterloo, Wis.
- Quantity
- About 2,600 (in addition, about 360 units were sold in Canada)
- Sold at
- Bicycle stores nationwide from September 2013 through August 2016 for between $1,700 and $2,600.
- Recall date
- November 2, 2016
- Incidents / injuries
- The firm has received five reports of the bicycle fork separating from the steer tube. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves model year 2014 Trek Farley bicycles and framesets and 2015 Trek Farley 6 bicycles and framesets. The 2014 Trek Farley is black with green decals with an aluminum frame and fork. The 2014 frameset is sky blue with orange decals. The 2015 Trek Farley 6 is black with blue decals with an aluminum frame and fork. Both bicycle models were sold in 14.5 through 21.5 inch sizes. "Trek" is printed across the bicycle frame.