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Trek Bicycle Corporation Recalls Road Bikes and Bicycle Handlebar/ Stems Due to Fall and Crash Hazards

Recalled 2022-08-25. Crash hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.

About 3,200 bicycles/900...Units
2022-08-25Recall date
CrashHazard
YesInjuries

The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.

What was recalled
This recall involves carbon fiber handlebars installed on MY 22 Speed Concept SLR bicycles and Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stems installed on MY 21 and MY 22 Emonda SLR bicycles and distributed in the aftermarket under the same name. Trek is printed on the bicycle's frame. The following model year bikes are included in this recall: Model Year Description/SKU 2022 Speed Concept SLR 9 Speed Concept SLR 9 eTap Speed Concept SLR 7 Speed Concept SLR 7 eTap Speed Concept SLR 6 eTap (All 2022 Speed Concept stock & P1 colorways are affected) 2021 Emonda SLR 6 Emonda SLR 6 eTap Emonda SLR 7 Emonda SLR 7 eTap Emonda SLR 8 Emonda SLR 9 Emonda SLR 9 eTap (All MY21-22 Emonda SLR stock & P1 colorways are affected) 2020 2021 2022 Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stem
The hazard
The bicycle's carbon handlebars can crack, posing fall and crash hazards.
Injuries
Trek has received 37 reports of broken carbon handlebars, including one report of injury involving scrapes and bruises.
The remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bikes and aftermarket handlebar/stems and contact their local authorized Trek retailer for a free repair.

The details

ProductsTrek Model Year 2022 Speed Concept SLR and MY 2021-2022 Emonda SLR bicycles and MY 2020-2021-2022 aftermarket Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stems
Imported byTrek Bicycle Corporation, Waterloo, Wisconsin
Made inTaiwan (bicycles), Germany (bicycles), United States (bicycles), China (handlebars)
CPSC recall number22209
What a recall entitles you to

A refund, a repair or a replacement. The notice says which. It costs you nothing and there is usually no receipt requirement.

Stop using the product first. Recalls do not expire. An old one still counts.

The full CPSC notice, including photographs, is at cpsc.gov.

Source: CPSC SaferProducts recall feed, retrieved 2026-08-06. Newest recall on file 2026-07-30.

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