CPSC, Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. Announce Recall of Bicycles
Home product recall 02-147. Announced by CPSC on Apr 25, 2002.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 25, 2002. 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 rear seatstays, the tube behind the seat that connects the rear axle to the rear shock, can break, possibly causing the rider to lose control and crash.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop riding these bicycles immediately, and return them to their local Specialized dealer for a new rear seatstay, which will be installed, at no charge.
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, call Specialized at (800) 214-1468 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recall involves model year 2002 Enduro-brand bicycles. The Enduro Pro FSR is silver; the Enduro Expert FSR is black; the Enduro Comp FSR is yellow; and the Enduro FSR is blue. The model name of the bicycles is located on the top tube and the brand name is located on the down tube.
About 2,200 units, as CPSC gives them.
2002 Enduro-brand bicycles.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Specialized Bicycle Components Inc., Morgan Hill, Calif.
- Authorized Specialized dealers nationwide sold these bicycles, from September 2001 through February 2002, for between $1,650 and $2,750.
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Was anyone hurt?
Specialized Bicycles has received 39 reports of the seatstays on these bicycles breaking. No injuries have been reported.
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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.
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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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