Blastinbob
02-15-2007, 08:34 AM
Product recall: SRAM is conducting a voluntary recall of thousands of Force front and rear road brakes that may have faulty titanium mounting bolts. No SRAM Rival brakes, which have steel bolts, are involved in the recall. The problem, according to a SRAM spokesman, is "something we discovered through our quality control processes. It's not a design issue, it's a materials issue. We rely on our suppliers, but unfortunately the orientation of the titanium grain structure was outside of our specifications and there is a possibility of the mounting bolts failing." The suspect bolts are not replaceable, so new brakes are being provided. Affected brakes either have no date code on the back or date codes from 01JUN06 to 15SEP06 or 35T6 to 39T6 (followed by several X's). If you have these brakes, contact a SRAM dealer or the place of purchase for replacements. SRAM says it is no longer using the unnamed titanium bolt supplier.