CPSC, Cervélo Cycles Inc. Announce Recall of Bicycle Forks

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #03169) was formally reported on July 31, 2003. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Cervélo Cycles Inc., of Toronto, Canada is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 317 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The forks on the bicycles can develop cracks near the crown area, resulting in failure of the fork and posing a risk of injury to the rider. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Return the bicycles with the recalled forks to the dealer where purchased or contact Cervélo's recall hotline to locate the nearest service dealer to receive a free replacement. — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 1 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 23 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.