BMC Recalls Kaius 01 Bicycles and Framesets Due to Fall Hazard
Home product recall 25-177. Announced by CPSC on Mar 13, 2025.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 13, 2025. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace what’s offered
- About 1,300 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 fork steerer tube on the recalled bicycles and framesets can crack, break, or separate during use, posing a fall 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 BMC dealer for a free inspection and a free replacement of the forks. BMC is contacting all known purchasers directly.
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: BMC USA toll-free at 888-262-7755 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email at kaius-fork-recall-USA@BMC-Switzerland.com, or online at www.bmc-switzerland.com/pages/platform/kaius-01-voluntary-recall or www.BMC-Switzerland.com and click on “Learn More” under the “Voluntary Recall for Inspection” banner at the top of the webpage.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves all BMC-branded Kaius 01 bicycles and framesets. The bikes and framesets were sold in Peacock Spider, Carbon Black/Brushed Blue, Purple/White, White/Black, Turquoise/Black, Saffron/Black and Stone Grey colors. The brand BMC is printed on the downtube. Only bicycles and framesets with a V5 fork are affected by the recall and require a replacement fork.
About 1,300 units, as CPSC gives them.
BMC-branded Kaius 01 bicycles and framesets.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 9 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Recalled 2023 Kaius 01 ONE (White/Black)
- Recalled 2023 Kaius 01 TWO (Turquoise/Black)
- Recalled 2023 Kaius 01 THREE (Saffron/Black)
- Recalled 2024 Kaius 01 ONE (Peacock Spider)
- Recalled 2024 Kaius 01 TWO (Carbon Black/Brushed Blue)
- Recalled 2024 Kaius 01 THREE (Purple/White)
- Recalled 2024 Kaius 01 LTD (Peacock Spider)
- Recalled 2026 Kaius 01 THREE (Stone Grey)
- Recalled 2026 Kaius 01 Frameset (Stone Grey)
Who made and sold it?
- Made by BMC Switzerland AG, Switzerland.
- Imported by BMC USA Corporation, Scotts Valley, California.
- Authorized BMC bicycle dealers nationwide and online from July 2022 through February 2025 for between $4,500 and $12,000.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
BMC has received two reports of the V5 fork steerers separating from the bicycle frame. 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.