The bike’s fork legs can break, posing an injury hazard.
The firm has received two reports of forks breaking with one injury of minor scratches reported.
This recall involves all 2019 Salsa Warbird Carbon series bicycles and framesets, including Ultegra Di2, Force 1, 105, Apex 1, and Tiagra bicycles and all 2019 Salsa Vaya 105 bicycles and framesets.
The model name is printed on the frame of the bicycles.
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Item Number Range | Product Name |
BK0465 - BK0471 | 2019 Salsa Warbird Carbon Ultegra Di2 |
BK0472 - BK0478 | 2019 Salsa Warbird Carbon Force 1 |
BK0479 -BK0485 | 2019 Salsa Warbird Carbon 105 |
BK0486 - BK0492 | 2019 Salsa Warbird Carbon Apex 1 |
BK0493 - BK0499 | 2019 Salsa Warbird Carbon Tiagra |
FM7480 - FM7486 | 2019 Salsa Warbird Carbon Frameset |
BK6926 – BK6937 | 2019 Salsa Vaya 105 |
FM1016 – FM1018 | 2019 Salsa Vaya Frameset |
The bicycles are sold in a variety of different colors and sizes.
The bicycles, manufactured in Taiwan, were sold at specialty bicycle retailers nationwide from September 2018, through November 2018. The Salsa Warbird sold for between $2,000 and $5,400 and the Vaya sold for between $1,000 and $2,000.
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles, contact Quality Bicycle Products, and return the recalled Salsa Warbird or Vaya bicycles to the retailer where purchased for free installation of a replacement fork.
Consumers may contact Quality Bicycle Products toll-free at (877) 774-6208 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (CT) Monday through Friday or visit www.salsacycles.com click on “Safety and Support” at the top of the page then “Recall” for more information.
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