Product description
- 2015 Giant Stance 2 (sold from July 2014)
- 2016 Giant Stance 2 (sold from July 2015)
- 2017 Giant Stance 2 (sold from June 2016)
- 2017 Liv Embolden 2 Small and Medium size bikes only (sold from November 2016)
- 2017 Liv Tempt 1 (sold from July 2016)
- 2017 Giant ToughRoad SLR 0 (sold from August 2016)
- 2016 Giant Stance 2 (sold from July 2015)
- 2017 Giant Stance 2 (sold from June 2016)
- 2017 Liv Embolden 2 Small and Medium size bikes only (sold from November 2016)
- 2017 Liv Tempt 1 (sold from July 2016)
- 2017 Giant ToughRoad SLR 0 (sold from August 2016)
See a list of details to help identify the product
Reason the product is recalled
2015, 2016, 2017 Stance 2 – Handlebar width exceeds the maximum standard requirement.
2017 Embolden 2 - Handlebar width exceeds the maximum standard requirement.
2017 Tempt 1 – Bike is not fitted with a chain guard (all sizes) and the handlebar width exceeds the maximum standard (Small and Medium sized bicycles only).
2017 ToughRoad SLR 0 - Bike is not fitted with a chain guard.
2017 Embolden 2 - Handlebar width exceeds the maximum standard requirement.
2017 Tempt 1 – Bike is not fitted with a chain guard (all sizes) and the handlebar width exceeds the maximum standard (Small and Medium sized bicycles only).
2017 ToughRoad SLR 0 - Bike is not fitted with a chain guard.
The hazards to consumers
Relevant standards state that maximum overall handlebar width should not exceed 700mm.
Relevant standards require bicycles to have a chain guard to prevent entrapment of clothing or body parts.
No reports of injuries or incidents have been received by Giant.
Relevant standards require bicycles to have a chain guard to prevent entrapment of clothing or body parts.
No reports of injuries or incidents have been received by Giant.
What consumers should do
Owners should contact the Authorised Giant Retailer who the bike was purchased from or any other Authorised Giant retailer to arrange a time to have the handlebars on their bicycle appropriately modified and or the necessary chain guide fitted.
Details to help identify the product
Supplier running the recall
Giant Bicycle Co. Pty Ltd
Who sold the product
Authorised Giant Bicycles Retailers
Dates available for sale
-
Where the product was sold
Nationally
Responsible regulators
Regulators are established or appointed by government. They enforce regulations and rules.
Quote PRA number 2017/15849 when contacting a regulator about this recall.
Recall and remedy questions
Contact the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission if you have:
- a question about the remedy being offered to you by the business that is responsible for managing this recall, or
- concerns about the way the business is managing this recall.
