What: SRAM Force Brake Caliper Recall
Affects: All front & rear SRAM Force calipers manufactured before Decemer 2006

Less than a week after SRAM announced a voluntary recall of a limited number of Force front brake calipers, the company has expanded the recall to include rear calipers. The expansion is due to incorrect grain structure in the titanium used to manufacturer the caliper mounting bolts of both front and rear brakes.

SRAM urges consumers not to ride a bicycle equipped with the affected brakes. The mounting bolt can fail causing the brake caliper to detach from the frame of fork.

The problem affects roughly 10,000 Force brake calipers and does not affect the Rival group. The recall expansion does not include any brake calipers manufactured outside of the date range previously reported.


Date Codes/Range Affected • No date code • Original date code range: 01JUNE06 to 25DEC06 (date code indicated production day, month and year) • Current date code range: 35T6XXXXXXX to 51T6XXXXXXX (first two digits indicate week of production, 2006)


SRAM will replace any Force caliper that was produced during the affected manufacturing period. Consumers are instructed to contact their dealer or place of purchase for replacement.

The brake calipers were sold through speciality bike stores nationwide as individual set from July 2006 through Janurary 2007 for $270; bicycles that included these sets would have been sold through March 2007 for between $3,000 and $7,300. The brake calipers were sold as aftermarket components and have “SRAM Force” embossed on the unit, and may have a date or production code. The brake caliper sets may have been installed on the following bikes: Specialized (S-Works Tarmac SL, S-Works Roubaix); Trek (Project One Madone models); Fuji (Fuji SL1); Scott USA (Addict R3); Bianchi (Bianchi 928 SL); Kuota (Kuota KOM, Kuota KREDO, Kuota KEBEL); Orbea (Orca, Aqua, Loboular, Opal, Arin, Aqua Dama, Dama Race and Diva); Kestrel (Evoke SL/Force, RT700/Force), Titus (Vuelo, Solera) and Sampson (Diablo).

More details are posted on the SRAM flier(.pdf); for more info, contact SRAM at (800) 346-2928 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the shop.