De voorvorken die gemonteerd zijn in onderstaande modellen kunnen problemen opleveren;
2011 TriCross Comp
2011 TriCross
2011 TriCross Sport
2011 Vita Elite Step Thru
2011 Vita Elite
2011 Vita Comp
2011 Vita Expert
2011 Sirrus Elite
2011 Sirrus Comp
2011 Sirrus Expert

Het gaat om de modellen die tussen juni 2010 en augustus 2011 uitgeleverd zijn. Heb je een model zoals hiervoor genoemd stop dan met fietsen en ga naar je Specialized dealer. Deze zal kosteloos een nieuwe monteren.

Voor het originele artikel en alle afbeeldingen van de fietsen waar het om gaat klik hier.

Zie hieronder het bericht van de U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Bicycles with Advanced Group carbon forks
Units: About 14,200
Distributor: Specialized Bicycle Components Inc., of Morgan Hill, Calif.
Manufacturer: Advanced Group, of Taiwan
Hazard: The brake component housed within the bicycle’s carbon fork can disengage from the fork and allow the brake assembly to contact the wheel spokes while rotating, posing a fall hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: The company has received two reports of the brake component disengaging from the carbon fork. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves the following nine, 2011 model year bicycles with Advanced Group carbon forks: Sirrus Expert, Sirrus Comp, Sirrus Elite, Vita Expert, Vita Comp, Vita Elite, Vita Elite Step Thru, Tricross Sport, Tricross, and Tricross Comp. All bicycles have the brand name “Specialized” on the lower front frame tube. The model name is on the top tube.
Sold at: Authorized Specialized Retailers nationwide from June 2010 through August 2011 for between $700 and $2,000.
Manufactured in: Taiwan
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop riding these bicycles and return them to an authorized Specialized retailer for a free repair or replacement carbon fork.