Shimano announced an official recall Thursday of certain HollowTech II crankarms, after reports of the bonded outer shell separating from the forged base.
The malfunction, which the company said could lead to a potential crash hazard, affects approximately 680,000 cranksets sold in the U.S. and 80,000 in Canada. Owners of the faulty parts should stop using them immediately, according to the recall filed with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The specific models included in the recall are 11-speed Shimano Ultegra and Dura-Ace cranksets: FC-6800, FC-R8000, FC-9000, FC-R9100, and FC-R9100-P. Only those produced between June 1, 2012, and June 30, 2019, and with certain date codes, are affected. For now, the recall is limited only to Shimano parts sold in North America.
The CPSC has documented 4,519 incidents of these cranksets separating, resulting in six injuries such as bone fractures and lacerations.
Shimano Crankset Recall Details

- Affected codes include: KF, KG, KH, KI, KJ, KK, KL, LA, LB, LC, LD, LE, LF, LG, LH, LI, LJ, LK, LL, MA, MB, MC, MD, ME, MF, MG, MH, MI, MJ, MK, ML, NA, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NG, NH, NI, NJ, NK, NL, OA, OB, OC, OD, OE, OF, OG, OH, OI, OJ, OK, OL, PA, PB, PC, PD, PE, PF, PG, PH, PI, PJ, PK, PL, QA, QB, QC, QD, QE, QF, QG, QH, QI, QJ, QK, QL, RA, RB, RC, RD, RE, and RF.
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