GT Recalls LaBomba Bicycles Due to Fall and Injury Hazards
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Recall number
- 24148
- Recall date
- Mar 7, 2024
- Units
- About 3,040 (In addition, about 324 were sold in Canada)
- Remedy
- Replace
- Firm
- GT
- Made in
- Taiwan
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and contact an authorized GT dealer for a free replacement frame.
Contact: GT at 800-843-2453 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET and Monday through Friday, email at ridersupport@gtbicycles.com or online at www.gtbicycles.com/pages/recalls-safety or www.gtbicycles.com and click on "Recalls & Safety" for more information.
Hazard
The bicycle headtube/downtube weld can become damaged and separate from the bicycle frame, posing fall and injury hazards.
How to identify the recalled product
This recall involves GT Model Year 2019 through 2023 LaBomba 24" bicycles, LaBomba 26" bicycles, LaBomba Pro bicycles, LaBomba Rigid bicycles, and LaBomba 26" bicycle framesets. The bicycles and framesets were sold in sea green, green, dusty blue, blue, purple, and red. The model name LaBomba is printed on the bicycle frame top-tube. "GT" is printed on the downtube.
About this recall
CPSC announced this recall on Mar 7, 2024. It covers About 3,040 (In addition, about 324 were sold in Canada) units. The remedy type is replace: the firm will send or give you a replacement product. Reported incidents: The firm has received five reports of damage to the bicycle headtube/downtube weld, causing the bicycle headtube to separate from the bicycle frame. No injuries have been reported.
Where it was sold
Bicycle stores nationwide from October 2018 through September 2023 for between $400 and $1,450.
Companies and identifiers
- Importer
- GT Bicycles LLC, of Aliso Viejo, California
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Recalls API
- Official notice
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2024/GT-Recalls-LaBomba-Bicycles-Due-to-Fall-and-Injury-Hazar…
- Last published by CPSC
- Mar 7, 2024
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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