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Rocky Mountain Bicycles recalls Various Mountain Bicycles
- Starting date:
- December 21, 2017
- Posting date:
- December 21, 2017
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Sports/Fitness
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Fall Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-65472
Joint recall with Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and Rocky Mountain Bicycles
Affected products
Various Models of Rocky Mountain Brand Bicycles
Product description
This recall involves all model year 2018 Altitude, Instinct and Pipeline of Rocky Mountain brand mountain bicycles. The carbon fiber and aluminum bicycles were sold in different colours. The model name is printed on a sticker on the top tube of the bicycles. Rocky Mountain is printed on the down tube. The Rocky Mountain logo is also printed on the headbadge on the headtube. The specified platform family is also printed on the rear triangle of the bicycle at the seatstay.
| Models | Colours |
|---|---|
| Instinct Carbon 90 BC Edition | Orange/Green, Black/Blue |
| Instinct Carbon 70 | Orange/Green, Black/Blue |
| Instinct Carbon 50 | Orange/Green, Black/Blue |
| Instinct Carbon 30 | Orange/Green, Black/Blue |
| Instinct Alloy 70 | Orange/Green, Grey/Red |
| Instinct Alloy 50 | Orange/Green |
| Pipeline Carbon 70 | Blue/Red, Black/Orange |
| Pipeline Carbon 50 | Blue/Red, Black/Orange |
| Pipeline Alloy 50 | Blue/Red |
| Pipeline Alloy 30 | Black/Orange |
| Altitude Carbon 90 | Blue/Red, Grey/Black |
| Altitude 70 (Sram) | Blue/Red, Grey/Black |
| Altitude Carbon 50 | Blue/Red, Grey/Black |
| Altitude Alloy 70 (Sram) | Blue/Red, Black/Red |
| Altitude Alloy 50 | Black/Red |
| Altitude Alloy 30 | Black/Blue |
Hazard identified
The brake cable housing was not secured properly during manufacturing, which can cause brake failure, posing a crash hazard to the rider.
As of December 20, 2017, Rocky Mountain Bicycles has received no reports of incident or injury in Canada. In the United States, the company has received no reports of incident or injury.
Number sold
Approximately 1,800 units of the affected products were sold in Canada, and approximately 1,300 were sold in the United States.
Time period sold
The affected products were sold from June 2017 to December 2017.
Place of origin
Manufactured in Canada and Taiwan.
Companies
- Manufacturer
-
Rocky Mountain Bicycles
St-Georges
Quebec
CANADA
- Distributor
-
Rocky Mountain Bicycles
Delta
British Columbia
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should stop using the recalled bicycles immediately and contact an authorized Rocky Mountain dealer for free inspection and free repair.
For more information, consumers may contact Rocky Mountain Bicycles by telephone toll-free at 1-866-522-2803 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email or online and click on Safety/Recall at the bottom of the page.
Consumers may view the release by the US CPSC on the Commission's website.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.