4ZA Threadless Carbon Bicycle Handlebar Stem
CPSC Recall #12-183 — May 21, 2012
Product
4ZA Threadless Carbon Bicycle Handlebar Stem
Description
The 4ZA threadless carbon bicycle handlebar stems can crack or break.
Hazard
The bicycle handlebar stems can crack or break, posing a fall hazard.
Incidents / Injuries
The firm received one report of a handlebar stem breaking resulting in minor injuries.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using their bicycles and contact the bicycle retailers where the stems were purchased to obtain a free replacement stem. Other bicycle shops can handle the replacement process by contacting the manufacturer's current distributor, Quality Bicycle Products, Inc.
Units Affected
About 105
Sold At
The stems were sold at specialty bicycle retailers and via websites from January 2005 through April 2010 for about $59.
Manufacturer
Race Productions NV, Belgium
Manufactured In
Taiwan