Here at Cyclingnews we publish a good number of recall notices. For the most part they usually cover a small number of products, and usually in a specific market. The Shimano crank recall though is substantially bigger than the norm, both in terms of the number of affected products (760,000 cranksets in North America alone) and the geographic spread: although the recall was initially a North American issue, it’s now a global one.
Given the scope we thought it prudent to create a hub page detailing the affected products, what to do, how to check, any guidance from Shimano and local consumer safety bodies (in case this changes with time) and some more wide ranging insights into how this affects the industry as a whole.
We will of course update this page as and when relevant information comes to light in the coming days and weeks.
Which products are affected?
At the time of writing, affected cranks are the following models with the following product codes:
- 11-speed Ultegra FC-6800
- 11-speed Ultegra FC-R8000
- 11-speed Dura-Ace FC-9000
- 11-speed Dura-Ace FC-R9100
- 11-Speed Dura-Ace FC-R9100P (this is the power meter variant)
This also includes any third party power meter cranks (Stages, Pioneer, 4iiii). Affected manufacturing codes are:
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.
Despite their similar appearance, Shimano’s 105 chainsets are not affected by the recall, due to a cold-forged manufacturing process. Likewise, no 10-speed or 12-speed components are affected either.
How to check your cranks
On the inside of each crank arm, at the end near the pedal axle there is printed a product code. You want to look first for the crank series number, which sits below the Shimano logo. If it matches any of the product codes (eg “FC-6800”) then you need to check the two letter code at the bottom right, after the crank length notation. If it’s any of the two letter options shown above then your cranks are affected.
If you’re unsure how to check your cranks, there is a useful video from Shimano (below) as well as this international helpline +1 (844)…
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