# Tektro USA and TRP Recall Mechanical Disc Brake Calipers Due to Crash Hazard
> **CPSC recall** · 2014-03-06 · 14127 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 14127
- **Date:** 2014-03-06
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Spyre and Spyre SLC dual-piston mechanical disc brake calipers

## Hazards

The brake cable actuator arm can over-rotate, dislocating parts, causing the brake calipers to fail. Lack of brakes results in loss of control and a crash hazard, posing a risk of injury to the rider and others

## Remedies

Replace

## Retailer(s)

Retail bicycle shops nationwide and online at universalcycles.com, tektro-usa.com and trpbrakes.com from April 2013 to December 2013 for about $90 for the Spyre caliper and about $110 for the Spyre SLC caliper.

## Importer(s)

Tektro USA/TRP, of Ogden, Utah

## Country of manufacture

Taiwan

## Description

This recall includes Spyre and Spyre SLC dual-piston mechanical disc brake calipers sold as original and aftermarket equipment in 2013. Spyre calipers have a black anodized caliper body and a silver actuator arm with "Spyre" on it. Spyre SLC calipers have a polished aluminum caliper body and a black composite actuator arm with "Spyre SLC" on it. Recalled calipers have a fastening screw with a hollow six-pointed star-shaped head with no markings on it and a 3-millimeter pad adjust screw on the outward side. The recalled calipers were also sold as original equipment on bicycles manufactured or distributed by BTI, Diamond Back Bicycles, Giant Bicycles, Hans Johnson Co (HJC), Kona, Marin Bikes, Quality Bicycle Products, Raleigh America Inc. and Volagi Cycles. Both models were sold with 140-millimeter or 160-millimeter rotors.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2014/Tektro-USA-and-TRP-Recall-Bicycle-Mechanical-Disc-Brake-Calipers)
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