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Specialized Bicycle Components Recalls Electric Mountain Bike Battery Packs Due to Fire and Burn Hazards (Recall Alert)

Additional units were added to this recall on June 29th, 2022

  • Recalled Turbo Levo FSR electric mountain bike
  • Recalled Turbo Levo HT electric mountain bike
  • Location of recalled battery pack on Turbo Levo FSR electric mountain bike
  • Recalled Turbo Kenevo FSR electric mountain bike
  • Location of recalled battery pack on Turbo Kenevo FSR electric mountain bike
  • Close-up of recalled battery pack
  • Sample label on recalled battery pack showing Manufacture P/N and Made Date
Name of Product:
Specialized 1st Generation Turbo Levo and Kenevo electric mountain bike battery packs
Hazard:

Water can penetrate the seal around the LED control pad on the bicycle’s lithium-ion battery pack and cause the battery to short circuit, posing fire and burn hazards.

Remedy:
Repair
Recall Date:
July 29, 2021
Units:

About 4,500

Consumer Contact

Specialized Bicycle Components at 800-772-4423 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, email ridercare@specialized.com, or online at www.specialized.com and click on “Safety Notices” or contact an authorized Specialized retailer for more information.

Recall Details

Description:

This recall involves Specialized 1st generation 2016-2018 model year Turbo Levo FSR, 2018-2021 model year Turbo Levo HT, and 2018-2019 model year Turbo Kenevo FSR electric mountain bikes with Specialized M1 battery packs that came as original equipment on the bikes, or Specialized M1 battery packs that were sold as aftermarket equipment for use with the bikes. Turbo Levo, Turbo Levo HT, or Turbo Kenevo FSR are printed on the bicycle’s top tube. The following Manufacture Part Numbers (P/N) and Made Dates are printed on a label on the recalled batteries. The battery pack must be removed from the bicycle using a 6mm Allen key in order to read the label. Visit www.specialized.com/safety-notices for more information on how to remove the battery pack and determine if it is included in this recall.

B9JE2055F

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B9JE2064F

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B9JE2077F

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B9JM2041F

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B9JM2042F

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Manufacture P/N

Made Date 

B9JE2045F

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B9JE2056F

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B9JE2065F

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B9JE2076F

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B9JE2098F

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Remedy:

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled electric mountain bikes and contact Specialized Bicycle for a free repair. Specialized is contacting purchasers directly about the recall. Consumers should not charge the recalled battery pack or expose it to wet conditions until it has been repaired by an authorized Specialized retailer.

Incidents/Injuries:

None reported

Sold At:
AuthorizedSpecialized retailers nationwide and online from July 2017 through March 2019 for between $3,400 and$10,000 for the bicycles with the battery packs. Specialized M1 Battery Packs were also distributed individually under warranty claims or sold by authorized Specialized retailers and online atwww.specialized.comfrom July 2017 through March 2019 for about $900.
Importer(s):

Specialized Bicycle Components Inc., of Morgan Hill, Calif.

Manufactured In:
Taiwan
Recall number:
21-770
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