The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·16727·Announced 2016-02-18

ENVE Recalls Bicycle Forks Due to Fall Hazard

ENVE is recalling about 600 carbon fiber bicycle forks because the left leg can crack, posing a fall hazard. No injuries have been reported.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural defect in a bicycle component that poses a fall hazard, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

ENVE Composites is recalling approximately 600 units of the Carbon Fiber Road Fork 2.0 Disc 1.25" taper model. The recall is due to a defect where the left leg of the bicycle fork can crack above the disc brake mount, which poses a fall hazard to the rider.

The affected forks have serial numbers beginning with VCT1406, VCT1410, VCT1411, VCT1501, VCT1502, VCT1503, VCT1505, VCT1506, VCT1507, VCT1508, VCT1509, or VCT1510. The serial number is located on the black steerer tube. ENVE has received five reports of the left leg cracking, but no injuries have been reported.

These forks were sold at authorized ENVE dealers nationwide and online from June 2014 through December 2015 for about $540. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled forks and contact ENVE for a full refund or a substitute Road Fork 2.0 Disc 1.5" taper model and appropriate headset replacement. ENVE is also contacting consumers who purchased the forks directly.

The recalled product

Product
Bicycle Forks
Manufacturer
ENVE Composites, of Ogden, Utah
Category
Consumer Product — Bicycle Accessories
Hazard
Affected units
600

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Related recalls

Same hazard · fall hazard

See all →