CPSC Recall in 2015: Thirteen Manufacturers, Distributors Recall Bicycles with Front Disc Brakes to Replace Quick Release Lever Due to Crash Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 15-253

Date: September 29, 2015

Product Name: Bicycles equipped with front disc brakes and quick release levers

Recall Description:

An open quick release lever on the front wheel hub can contact the disc brake rotor causing the wheel to stop suddenly or separate from the bicycle.

Hazard Description:

An open quick release lever on the bicycle's front wheel hub can come into contact with the front disc brake rotor causing the front wheel to come to a sudden stop or separate from the bicycle, posing a risk of injury to the rider.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Replace

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

Incidents:

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.

Sold At:

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

Manufactured In:

China, Japan, Poland, Switzerland and Taiwan.