A Sports & Recreational Consumer Product Recall Alert Has Been Issued: Shimano Recalls PRO Atherton Mountain Bike Handlebar Stems Due to Fall Hazard. The recalled sports or recreational product reportedly has the following potential safety hazard:
The bolts holding the front plate of the stem to the stem body can be pulled out of the threads while the bike is being ridden, causing the rider to lose control of the bike and fall.
For more information on the sport and recreational products recall, read the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Recall Alert: Shimano Recalls PRO Atherton Mountain Bike Handlebar Stems Due to Fall Hazard.
To report a potentially defective, unsafe, dangerous or hazardous product to the CPSC, submit a complaint at saferproducts.gov.
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