CPSC, RockShox Inc. Announce Recall of Bicycle Forks
Home product recall 01-011. Announced by CPSC on Oct 12, 2000.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 12, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The compression rods inside these forks can break, causing the rider to lose control of the bicycle, fall, and possibly suffer serious injuries.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop riding bicycles with the recalled forks immediately, and return them to the bicycle dealer where purchased for inspection and repair if needed.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: A list of bicycle brands and models sold with these forks can be found here. For more information, call Sram Corporation (which purchased RockShox) at (800) 346-2928.
Which ones are recalled?
Only 2001 Judy TT, Judy TT Special, Jett and Metro model RockShox front suspension bicycle forks are included in this recall. They have serial numbers beginning with “01.” The serial number can be found engraved on the back side of the fork’s crown and on a bar code sticker attached to the fork’s lower leg. “RockShox” and the model name are written on the bicycle forks. These forks were sold as original equipment on numerous brands and models of bicycles. These forks also were sold separately.
About 220,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
2001 Judy TT, Judy TT Special, Jett and Metro model RockShox bicycle forks.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 4 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by RockShox Inc., Colorado Springs, Colo.
- These forks were sold as original equipment on numerous brands and models of bicycles. These forks also were sold separately. Bicycle dealers nationwide sold these forks with bicycles and separately, from July 2000 through October 2000. Bicycles with these forks sold for between $399 and $1,300, and forks alone sold for between $89 and $149.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
RockShox received 23 reports of compression rods in these forks breaking, and two reports of injuries. Injuries included a concussion, a sprained wrist, scrapes and bruises.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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