Specialized Bicycle Recall Because Handlebars Can Break
On April 21, 2009, Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. of Morgan Hill, California, announced a recall of about 14,000 Specialized 2009 model bicycles because the handlebars can break, posing a serious fall hazard.
Specialized Bicycle Components has received two reports of the handlebar breaking during use, one of which caused a rider to suffer head trauma which resulted in unconsciousness and a puncture wound to the arm.
This Specialized bicycle recall involves HL handlebars on the following 2009 Specialized bicycles: Cross Trail Comp, Myka HT Comp, Myka HT Elite, Rockhopper, Rockhopper Comp and Rockhopper Comp 29. The model number of the HL handlebar is ALR-13 NTFOV and is located underneath the right hand grip of the handlebar.
The recalled bicycles were sold nationwide from June 2008 through February 2009 for between $640 and $1,050. Not surprisingly, the handlebars were manufactured in China.
If you or a loved one has been injured on a recalled bicycle, DO NOT HAVE THE BICYCLE REPAIRED. Contact our law firm immediately to talk to a lawyer. We represent people injured by defective products throughout the United States.
Consumers are unaware that most products can be sold to consumers without safety testing or with pathetically inadequate safety testing. The result is consumers unnecessarily injured and killed. In this case, at least one person was seriously injured, sustaining a head injury. Our role as attorneys includes product safety advocacy.