Quality Bicycle Products Recalls Carbon Handlebars and Bicycles Due to Injury Hazard
Home product recall 23-086. Announced by CPSC on Jan 5, 2023.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 5, 2023. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace what’s offered
- About 8,740 (In addition, about 350 were sold in Canada) 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 recalled handlebars can crack where the brake/shift levers are installed and cause a crash, posing an injury hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled handlebars and bicycles, and bring the recalled handlebars and bicycles to a local bicycle retailer for free installation of a replacement carbon handlebar or an alternative aluminum handlebar.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- 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: QBP at 800-346-3340 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday or email recall@qbp.com, or online at https://www.salsacycles.com/support/recalls/cowbell-cowchipper-carbon-handlebar-recall and https://whiskyparts.co/no9-12f-24f-carbon-drop-handlebar-recall#/ for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Salsa Cowchipper, Salsa Cowbell, Whisky No.9 12F, and Whisky No.9 24F carbon handlebars. The model name is printed on the handlebar. The recalled handlebars were also sold with the Salsa Cutthroat, Warbird, and Warroad bikes. The bicycle model name is printed on the bicycle frame. The bicycles are sold in a variety of colors and sizes.
About 8,740 (In addition, about 350 were sold in Canada) units, as CPSC gives them.
Bicycle handlebars and bicycles.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 11 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- 2019 Cutthroat Force 1
- 2019 Warbird Ultegra Di2
- 2020 Cutthroat GRX810 Di2
- 2020 Warbird Carbon
- 2020 Warroad Carbon
- 2021 Cutthroat AXS Eagle
- 2021 Warbird AXS Wide
- Recalled Salsa bikes that were sold equipped with Salsa Cowbell or Cowchipper handlebars
- Recalled Salsa Cowbell Carbon Handlebar
- Recalled Whisky No.9 12F Carbon Handlebar
- Recalled Whisky No.9 24F Carbon Handlebar
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Quality Bicycle Products GBC., Bloomington, Minnesota.
- Specialty bicycle stores nationwide from January 2018 through August 2022 for the handlebars and from August 2018 through June 2022 for complete bicycles with the handlebars. The handlebars sold for about $240, and the complete bicycles sold for between $4,700 and $7,000.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
QBP has received 37 reports of the handlebars cracking or fracturing while in use. 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.
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.