Injuries

Front wheel for bicycle

MAVIC
Front wheel for bicycleFront wheel for bicycleFront wheel for bicycleFront wheel for bicycle
Case number
0165/09
Category
Hobby/sports equipment
Type / Model
R-SYS, R-SYS Premium, R-SYS Test
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇫🇷 France
Country of origin
🇫🇷 France
Published
2009-02-06

⚠️ Risk

The products pose a risk of injuries because the carbon tubular spokes of the R-SYS front wheel can break off during use in certain circumstances, which can cause the wheel to break and the cyclist to fall.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary recall from consumers by the manufacturer.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Front wheel of racing bicycle. The R-SYS front wheels are composed of a Maxtal 22mm aluminium rim and 16 radial spokes made of unidirectional carbon fibres. The R-SYS wheels all bear a R-SYS logo in black or silver on the outer side of the rim. An adhesive sticker is also affixed to the rim of each wheel displaying a barcode and a serial number.