Full Speed Ahead, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has announced the recall of roughly 1,375 sets of Full Speed Ahead (FSA) Scatto bicycle wheel quick releases.
There have been 12 reports of the quick release mechanism failing, but no injuries have been reported. An internal part in the lever mechanism can break, reducing clamping effectiveness and rendering the unit inoperable, potentially causing a bicyclist to fall.
The Full Speed Ahead Scatto quick release was sold as standard equipment for RD-400 and XC-300 bicycle wheelsets and also separately. The levers are laser etched “FSA” and the end pieces have a distinctive round shape.
Bike shops, catalogs, and Web sites sold the recalled quick releases nationwide from October 2003 through September 2004 for $49.95 per set.
Consumers have been instructed to stop using the quick releases and call Full Speed Ahead.
