CPSC, Cane Creek Announce Recall of Bicycle Suspension Seat Posts
Home product recall 02-208. Announced by CPSC on Jul 24, 2002.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jul 24, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 7,700 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The seat post’s cradle, which attaches to the bicycle seat, can break, posing the risk of falls and serious injury to riders.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these seat posts immediately and return them to the company for a free repair.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers should contact Cane Creek Cycling Components at (800) 234-2725 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or visit the company’s website at www.canecreek.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled THUDBUSTER Suspension Seat Posts are black and silver and have a range of serial numbers between 10894 and 18710. The serial number can be found inside the seat post’s tube, toward the bottom of the post. The words, “Cane Creek” and “Thudbuster” are also printed on the seat post. The seat posts are made in the U.S.
About 7,700 units, as CPSC gives them.
THUDBUSTER Suspension Seat Posts.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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?
- Made by Cane Creek Cycling Components (Cane Creek), Fletcher, N.C.
- Independent bicycle dealers nationwide sold these seat posts, between November 2000 and June 2002, for about $140.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Cane Creek has received 18 reports of cradles breaking; though, no injuries have been reported.
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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