# Trek Recalls Bicycles Equipped with Front Disc Brakes to Replace Quick Release Lever Due to Crash Hazard
> **CPSC recall** · 2015-04-21 · 15118 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 15118
- **Date:** 2015-04-21
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Trek bicycles equipped with front disc brakes

## Hazards

An open quick release lever on the bicycle's front wheel hub can come into contact with the front disc brake assembly, causing the front wheel to come to a sudden stop or separate from the bicycle, posing a risk of injury to the rider.

## Remedies

Replace

## Retailer(s)

Bicycle stores nationwide from about September 1999 through April 2015 for between $480 and $1,650.

## Importer(s)

Trek Bicycle Corporation, of Waterloo, Wis.

## Country of manufacture

Taiwan; China

## Description

This recall involves all models of Trek bicycles from model years 2000 through 2015 equipped with front disc brakes and a black or silver quick release lever on the front wheel hub that opens far enough to contact the disc brake (see Figures 1 and 2). Bicycles with front quick release levers that do not open a full 180 degrees from the closed position, are not included in this recall.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2015/Trek-Recalls-Bicycles-Equipped-with-Front-Disc-Brakes-to-Replace-Quick-Release-Lever)
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