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Trek Bicycle Corporation Recalls Road Bikes and Bicycle Handlebar/ Stems Due to Fall and Crash Hazards

  • Recalled Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stem
  • Recalled MY 21-22 Emonda SLR bicycles
  • Recalled Trek bike handlebar (location of cracks)
  • Recalled MY22 Speed Concept SLR bicycle
Name of Product:
Trek Model Year 2022 Speed Concept SLR and MY 2021-2022 Emonda SLR bicycles and MY 2020-2021-2022 aftermarket Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stems
Hazard:

The bicycle’s carbon handlebars can crack, posing fall and crash hazards. 

Remedy:
Replace
Recall Date:
August 25, 2022
Units:

About 3,200 bicycles/900 aftermarket handlebar stems (In addition, about 530 bicycles/115 aftermarket handlebar/stems in Canada) 

Consumer Contact

Trek at 800-373-4594 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/company/legal_policies/safety_recalls or www.trekbikes.com and click on Recalls for more information.

Recall Details

Description:

This recall involves carbon fiber handlebars installed on MY 22 Speed Concept SLR bicycles and Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stems installed on MY 21 and MY 22 Emonda SLR bicycles and distributed in the aftermarket under the same name. Trek is printed on the bicycle’s frame. The following model year bikes are included in this recall: 




 

Model Year

Description/SKU

2022

Speed Concept SLR 9

Speed Concept SLR 9 eTap

Speed Concept SLR 7

Speed Concept SLR 7 eTap

Speed Concept SLR 6 eTap

Recalled Item

(All 2022 Speed Concept stock & P1 colorways are affected.)

2021

 

Emonda SLR 6

Emonda SLR 6 eTap

Emonda SLR 7

Emonda SLR 7 eTap

Emonda SLR 8

Emonda SLR 9

Emonda SLR 9 eTap

 Recalled Item

(All MY21-22 Emonda SLR stock & P1 colorways are affected.)

2022

Emonda SLR 6 eTap

Emonda SLR 7

Emonda SLR 7 eTap

Emonda SLR 9

Emonda SLR 9 eTap

2020

2021

2022

Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stem

Recalled Item

 

 

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bikes and aftermarket handlebar/stems and contact their local authorized Trek retailer for a free repair.

Incidents/Injuries:

Trek has received 37 reports of broken carbon handlebars, including one report of injury involving scrapes and bruises.

Sold At:
Bicycle stores nationwide and online at trekbikes.com and other online retailers from May 2020 through June 2022 for between $8,800 and $13,500 for Speed Concept SLR models; from about $6,700 to $13,000 for Emonda SLR models and about $680 for the Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stem sold separately.
Importer(s):

Trek Bicycle Corporation, Waterloo, Wisconsin

Manufactured In:
Taiwan, Germany and United States (bicycles) and China (handlebars)
Recall number:
22-209
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