Carbon fiber road bicycle wheels recalled over structural integrity and crash hazard
About 6,000 DT Swiss carbon fiber road wheels are recalled because a defect can compromise the wheel's structural integrity, posing a crash hazard. Six reports of carbon layer separation; no injuries reported.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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: Rubric level 3 covers risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported; the notice describes a crash hazard and states no injuries have been reported.
Plain-English summary
This recall involves DT Swiss Carbon Fiber Road Wheels with model codes ERC 35mm/45mm, CRC 35mm/45mm, HEC 35mm/45mm and ARC 50mm/55mm/65mm. The wheels were sold aftermarket and as original equipment on various high-end road bicycle brands. The DT Swiss ID code and model code appear on a small label on the outside of the rim, and all wheels with a DT Swiss ID code of 2740000 or higher are affected. About 6,000 were sold in the United States, with about 150 more in Canada, through independent bicycle dealers nationwide and as original equipment from September 2024 to July 2025 for between $1,000 and $1,880.
A defect in the wheel can compromise the wheel's structural integrity, posing a crash hazard. The firm has received six reports of the outermost carbon layer separating around the rim flange. No injuries have been reported.
Owners should stop using the recalled wheels and contact DT Swiss to coordinate a replacement, registering the wheels at www.dtswiss.com/recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- DT Swiss Carbon Fiber Road Wheels
- Manufacturer
- DT Swiss, of Grand Junction, Colorado
- Category
- Consumer Product — Bicycles
- Affected units
- 6,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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