BMC has issued a voluntary recall for all Teammachine SLR01 Disc bikes from model years 2018 and 2019, which first went on sale in June 2017.
BMC says it has identified a problem with the fork found on twenty models, which could result in a damaged steerer tube, and therefore potentially lead to crashes and injuries.
In light of this, BMC is requesting that owners of affected models stop riding them immediately and take their bike to a BMC retailer for a ‘safety check’.
The safety check will reportedly involve the retailer carrying out an identification process to determine whether the bike is cleared to ride, or if the fork needs to be exchanged for a new one.
Bikes produced in the model year 2020, Teammachine SLR02 bikes and SLR01 rim brake models are excluded from the recall.
The full text of the recall is below, including a list all of all affected models.
For Immediate Release
Grenchen, Switzerland, 14th November 2019 – BMC Switzerland is issuing a recall for all Teammachine SLR01 Disc bikes from the Model Years 2018 and 2019 for safety checks. These models first went on sale in June 2017.
BMC Switzerland has identified a technical problem with the fork that could result in a cracked or broken steerer tube, leading to potential crashes and injuries.
To safeguard the user and uphold the brand’s own strict quality standards, BMC Switzerland requests that these bikes are no longer ridden and are brought to a BMC retailer for a safety check.
The retailer will carry out an identification process to determine whether the bike is cleared to ride, or whether the fork needs to be exchanged.
The following models are included in the recall action:
Model Year 2019 Teammachine SLR 01 DISC EDITION AXS - Stealth Teammachine SLR 01 DISC ONE - Race Grey Teammachine SLR 01 DISC TWO - Steel Blue Teammachine SLR 01 DISC THREE - Team Red Teammachine SLR 01 DISC FOUR - Carbon Red Teammachine SLR 01 DISC MODULE - Race Grey Teammachine SLR 01 DISC MODULE - Steel Blue Teammachine SLR 01 DISC MODULE - Team Red Teammachine SLR 01 DISC MODULE - Aqua Green Teammachine SLR 01 DISC MODULE – Stealth
Model Year 2018 Teammachine SLR 01 DISC TEAM - Team Red Teammachine SLR 01 DISC ONE - Carbon Grey Teammachine SLR 01 DISC TWO - Grey Blue Teammachine SLR 01 DISC MODULE - Team Red Teammachine SLR 01 DISC MODULE - Carbon Green Teammachine SLR 01 DISC MODULE – Carbon Grey
Bikes produced in Model Year 2020 are not included in the precautionary product recall. Teammachine SLR02 bikes and SLR01 models with rim brakes are also excluded from the recall.
