Specialized Bicycle Components Recalls Bicycles Due to Fall and Injury Hazards
Home product recall 12-281. Announced by CPSC on Sep 25, 2012.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Sep 25, 2012. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Replace what’s offered
- About 12,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The front fork can break, posing fall and injury hazards to riders.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop riding these bicycles and return them to an authorized Specialized retailer for the free installation of a free replacement fork.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Specialized toll-free at (877) 808-8154 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the company’s website at http://www.specialized.com and click on Support/Safety Notices.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves some 2008 and 2009 models women’s and men’s Globe model bicycles. Recalled models include the Globe Elite, Globe Sport, Globe Sport Disc, Globe Centrum Comp, Globe Centrum Elite, Globe City 6, Globe Vienna 3, Globe Vienna 3 Disc, Globe Vienna 4, Globe Vienna Deluxe 3, Globe Vienna Deluxe 4, Globe Vienna Deluxe 5 and Globe Vienna Deluxe 6 bicycles. The bicycles were sold in various colors, including gun, silver, black, khaki, navy, bone, blue, charcoal, burgundy and gold. The brand name “Specialized” is on the lower frame tube and the model name is on various locations on the bicycle frame.
About 12,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Bicycles.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 18 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- 2008 Globe Elite
- 2008 Globe Elite Women’s
- 2008 Globe Sport
- 2008 Globe Sport Women’s
- 2008 Globe Sport Disc
- 2008 Globe Centrum Comp
- 2008 Globe Centrum Elite
- 2008 Globe City 6
- 2009 Globe Vienna 3
- 2009 Globe Vienna 3 Women’s
- 2009 Globe Vienna 3 Disc
- 2009 Globe Vienna 4
- Globe Vienna 4 Women’s
- 2009 Globe Vienna Deluxe 3
- 2009 Globe Vienna Deluxe 4
- 2009 Globe Vienna Deluxe 4 Women’s
- 2009 Globe Vienna Deluxe 5
- 2009 Globe Vienna Deluxe 6
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Kinesis, China.
- Distributed by Specialized Bicycle Components Inc., Morgan Hill, Calif.
- Authorized Specialized retailers nationwide from July 2007 to July 2012 for between $550 and $1,100.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Specialized has received four reports of front forks breaking, resulting in facial fractures, head and shoulder injuries and cuts.
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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.
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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