SRAM issues road brake recall

SRAM's official statement:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


SRAM will conduct a voluntary recall of a limited number of SRAM Force front road brakes which may have faulty titanium mounting bolts. This issue has since been corrected, and does not affect all Force front brake mounting bolts.
SRAM will replace any Force front brake assemblies produced within the specified time frame.
SRAM is currently in the process of contacting all affected customers. While the expected failure rate is low it was determined that it is in the best interest of our customers and consumers to be pro-active in replacing product in question. We have put in place personnel and logistics in each continent to execute the recall as fast and smoothly as possible.

SRAM is actively working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the USA on this issue. A CPSC notice will follow this notification in mid February. Replacement brakes are in warehouses in the USA, Europe, and Asia to facilitate the replacement effort. We apologize for the inconvenience to our customers, dealers, and cyclists and remain committed to providing you excellent quality.


SRAM FORCE 前煞車召回，詳請請見此
肇因於前煞車中的鈦製 mounting bolt 的加工上問題而非設計上的失誤
"It's not a design issue, it's a materials issue," said Zellmann, SRAM's PR and media manager.



回收的依據如下：
Date Codes/Range Affected

1.No date code
2.Original date code range: 01JUNE06 to 15SEPT06 (date code indicated production day, month and year)
3.Current date code range: 35T6XXXXXXX to 39T6XXXXXXX (first two digits indicate week of production, 2006)

至於二級的RIVAL則沒有這樣的問題，因為它用的是鋼製的mounting bolt