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Specialized Bicycle Components Recalls Bicycles Due to Crash Hazard

Home product recall 18-099. Announced by CPSC on Feb 15, 2018.

CPSC: stop using it

CPSC’s own notice

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Feb 15, 2018. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
Repair what’s offered
About 5,550 in the U.S. (In addition, about 390 were sold in Canada and 260 in Mexico.) 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 fork on the bicycle can break and cause the rider to lose control, posing a crash hazard.

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and contact an Authorized Specialized Retailer for instructions on how to receive a free installation of a new fork.

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

: repair.
How to reach the firm: An Authorized Specialized Retailer directly or Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc. toll-free at 877-808-8154 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email ridercare@specialized.com or online at www.specialized.com and click on “Safety Notices” for more information.

Which ones are recalled?

This recall involves all model year 2018 Specialized Allez (Base), Allez Sport, and Allez Elite road racing bicycles. The recalled bicycles have an alloy frame and composite fork. “Specialized” is printed on the downtube, “Allez” is printed on the bottom of each fork leg and “FACT” is printed on the inside of the left fork leg. Model Colors 2018 Specialized Allez Gloss Rocket Red/Tarmac Black combination, Satin Black/Charcoal Clean combination 2018 Specialized Allez Sport Gloss Cosmic White/Satin Black combination, Satin Navy/Gloss Nordic Red combination 2018 Specialized Allez Elite Gloss Light Blue/Rocket Red, Satin Black/White Clean

About 5,550 in the U.S. (In addition, about 390 were sold in Canada and 260 in Mexico.) units, as CPSC gives them.

Bicycles.

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 6 photos 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.
Distributed by Specialized Bicycle Components Inc., Morgan Hill, Calif.
Authorized Specialized retailers nationwide from July 2017 through December 2017 for between $750 and $1,200.
Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

The firm has received one report of cracking in the fork. No crashes or 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

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.

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.