CPSCCPSC · Consumer products·Recall number 00192
1999 model Trek and Klein road bikes with Icon handlebar stems
Published August 25, 2026 · Recall initiated: September 28, 2000
What's the hazard
The bolts on these bikes' handlebar stems can break, resulting in the handlebars detaching from the bike and causing riders to lose control and crash.
What to do
Consumers with bikes that have these handlebar stems should stop riding them immediately and take them to a Trek or Klein dealer for a free inspection and replacement stem, if needed.
Recall details
- Brand
- Trek Bicycle Corp., of Waterloo, Wis.
- Manufacturer
- Trek Bicycle Corp., of Waterloo, Wis.
- Distributor
- Trek and Klein dealers nationwide sold these handlebar stems and the road bikes with these stems, from June 1998 through May 1999. The stems separately sold for about $70, and the road bikes with these stems sold for between $1,000 and $4,000.
- Country
- US