Rocky Mountain Bicycles Recalls Non-Electric Instinct, Instinct BC and Pipeline Bicycles with Alloy Frames Due to Fall and Injury Hazards
Recall 20150 · Jul 16, 2020 · Rocky Mountain Bicycles
1,530
units affected
1,530
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 20150
- Date
- Jul 16, 2020
- Company
- Rocky Mountain Bicycles
- Units affected
- 1,530
- Product
- Rocky Mountain non-electric alloy frame Instinct, Instinct BC and Pipeline bicycles
- Remedy
- Repair
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
This recall includes the alloy models of Rocky Mountain model year 2018-2020 Instinct, Instinct BC and Pipeline trail bikes. Rocky Mountain is printed on the downtube. Instinct, Instinct BC or Pipeline are printed inside the seatstay on the left hand side. The bikes were sold with 29 inch and 27.5+ inch wheels. The recalled bikes include small, medium and large sizes with serial numbers starting with PRK17, PRK18 and PRK19-XXXXX. The serial number is located under the bottom frame bracket. Only non-electric bicycles with alloy frames in all colors in these models with these serial numbers are affected. Recalled Rocky Mountain Bicycles PIPELINE ALLOY 50 Pipeline Alloy 50 SM Pipeline Alloy 50 MD Pipeline Alloy 50 LG PIPELINE ALLOY 30 Pipeline Alloy 30 SM Pipeline Alloy 30 MD Pipeline Alloy 30 LG INSTINCT ALLOY 70 Instinct Alloy 70 SM C1 Instinct Alloy 70 SM C2 Instinct Alloy 70 MD C1 Instinct Alloy 70 MD C2 Instinct Alloy 70 LG C1 Instinct Alloy 70 LG C2 INSTINCT ALLOY 50 Instinct Alloy 50 (29) SM C1 Instinct Alloy 50 (29) SM C2 Instinct Alloy 50 (29) MD C1 Instinct Alloy 50 (29) MD C2 Instinct Alloy 50 (29) LG C1 Instinct Alloy 50 (29) LG C2 INSTINCT ALLOY 30 Instinct Alloy 30 (29) SM C1 Instinct Alloy 30 (29) SM C2 Instinct Alloy 30 (29) MD C1 Instinct Alloy 30 (29) MD C2 Instinct Alloy 30 (29) LG C1 Instinct Alloy 30 (29) LG C2 INSTINCT ALLOY 70 BC EDITION Instinct Alloy 70 BC Edition SM Instinct Alloy 70 BC Edition MD Instinct Alloy 70 BC Edition LG INSTINCT ALLOY 50 BC...
What can happen
The bicycle's front frame triangle can crack and cause separation of the head tube from the frame, posing fall and injury hazards.
The fix
Consumers should stop using the recalled bicycles immediately and contact Rocky Mountain for information on how to receive a free replacement front triangle.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received 12 reports of front triangles cracking. There have been no reports of injuries.
- Sold at
- Independent bicycle stores nationwide from August 2017 through June 2020 for between $2,600 and $4,700.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled rocky mountain non-electric alloy frame instinct, instinct bc and pipeline bicycles?
Consumers should stop using the recalled bicycles immediately and contact Rocky Mountain for information on how to receive a free replacement front triangle.
What is the hazard?
The bicycle's front frame triangle can crack and cause separation of the head tube from the frame, posing fall and injury hazards.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.