CANNONDALE · Bicycles with Carbon Crankset

This product poses a serious risk of injuries because the aluminium bottom bracket spindles on some of these bikes was incorrectly heat treated. This manufacturing error causes cracks that can lead to a complete crankset failure, posing a fall hazard to user, with a risk of serious injury or death.

Published: 06 July 2007
Notifying authority: Greece
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer. A press release has been issued.. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: 0633/07
Model: 2007 and 2008 Cannondale Road and Mountain Bikes equipped with Cannondale System Integrated 2-Pieces Carbon Cranksets. Affected bicycle models: - 2007 Bikes: Synapse Carbon SL 1 Compact Drive; Ironman 1 Sl Carbon Standard Drive; System 6 Team 1 Compact Drive and Standard Drive; System 6 Team 3 Compact Drive and Standard Drive; Cyclocross SL 1 Compact Drive; Taurine 1 SL; Rush Carbon 2.- 2007 Framesets & Cranksets: Synapse SL Sl; System 6 Team Sl; CAAD 9 Cyclocross Sl; All Carbon Sl Road Cranksets.- 2008 Bikes: System 6 Liquigas 3; Compact and Standard Drive.

Classification

Category: Motor vehicles
Risk type: Injuries
Country of origin: Taiwan

Product description

Cranksets are the gears at the front of the bicycle chain with pedals attached to the outer ends. The crankset spins on a bearing and axle assembly called a bottom bracket. The recalled cranksets are two-piece carbon crankset with an integrated aluminium bottom bracket.