February 13, 2007 SRAM Corporation has announced a recall of a limited number of Force labelled front and rear brake calipers. Previous notification recalled only front brakes due to a potential metallurgy failure in the mounting bolt. SRAM will replace any Force brake caliper assemblies (front and rear) produced within the specified time frame as detailed below. The expanded recall is motivated by additional metallurgical analysis coupled with one failed rear mounting bolt. SRAM believes replacing both front and rear brakes at this time is the safest and least intrusive path for our customers. This issue has since been corrected, and does not affect ALL Force Front and Rear brake caliper mounting bolts. Do not use bicycle until both Front and Rear Force brake calipers have been replaced. PRODUCT AFFECTED SRAM Force Road Brake Caliper - Front and Rear SRAM Rival Front & Rear - Not Affected FAILURE Fracture of mounting bolt when installed onto fork and/or frame. Mounting bolt can fail causing brake caliper to detach from fork and/or frame. If this occurs while riding, rider may lose control of bicycle. DATE CODES/RANGE AFFECTED (date code on back of brake caliper will be one of the following) • No date code (early production may not include a date code) • Original date code range: 01JUN06 to 15SEP06 (date code indicates production day, month and year) • Current date code range: 35T6XXXXXXX to 39T6XXXXXXX (first two digits indicate week of production, 2006) CORRECTIVE ACTION Replace both Front and Rear Force brake caliper assemblies (mounting bolts are not replaceable). Retailers SRAM, or a SRAM Distributor, will contact you with a corrective action plan. Please create a list of known consumers who have purchased either an aftermarket kit containing Force brakes or a bike originally equipped with Force brakes. All Front and Rear Force brake assemblies that are replaced should be contained and returned to a SRAM Distributor or regional SRAM Sales office. Consumers Please contact your local bike shop (Retailer) for corrective action. Original Current EXPANDED RECALL NOTICE FORCE REAR BRAKE ADDED TO RECALL SRAM apologizes for this issue, and the disruption it causes to the market. We are working diligently to communicate the concern and make replacements available to the market. SRAM Corporation