CPSC, Cannondale Bicycle Corporation Announce Recall of Bicycle Suspension Seat Posts
CPSC recall 05543. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The seat posts may have been improperly manufactured, which could cause the seat post to fail prematurely. A failure could lead to a crack in the bicycle seat post, which may cause the rider to fall or crash.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using the bicycle immediately and contact their local Cannondale dealer for a replacement seat post at no cost to the consumer. Authorized dealers have the exact models and serial numbers of bicycles with affected seat posts.
CPSC recall 05543 has the recall date 18 Feb 2005. The notice names the firm Cannondale Bicycle. The recall has about 1,480 units. The median CPSC recall of 2005 has 14,000 units. This register puts the recall under 3 hazards. The first is Fall. CPSC gives the product type Bicycles & Accessories.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | No incidents or injuries reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 1,480 |
| Description | The recall involves Lee Chi model 1-X bicycle suspension seat posts. The seat post was manufactured by a component manufacturer for Cannondale and installed on various 2005 model year Cannondale brand bicycles. These seat posts have a natural anodized aluminum finish, a 1-X logo is laser etched on the outer tube, and a black, yellow and red instruction booklet with the 1-X logo is attached. Lee Chi is also known as Promax, but the seat posts are not marked with either name. Specific Cannondale bicycle models with affected seat posts are listed in the table below. Model names are printed on the top tube of the bicycle frame. 2005 Cannondale Bicycle Models Adventure 800 Comfort 600 Feminine Adventure 800 Feminine Road Warrior 800 Adventure 600 Sport Road 1000 Adventure 600 Feminine Sport Road 800 Comfort 800 Sport Road 500 Comfort 800 Feminine Touring 2000 Comfort 600 |
| Product | 1-X Bicycle Suspension Seat Post, About 1,480, Bicycles & Accessories |
| Sold at | Authorized Cannondale dealers nationwide sold bicycles with affected seat posts in December 2004 for about $800 to $1,600. |
| Manufacturer | Cannondale Bicycle Corporation |
| Made in | Taiwan |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 1,480Median of 2005: 14,000
- CPSC recalls of 2005
- 323
- Recalls of 2005 with one of the same hazards
- 25%
- Recalls of 2005 in the category Bicycles & Accessories
- 5%
- Recalls on the register that name Cannondale Bicycle
- 6
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2009 | Cannondale Recalls Road Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard |
| 8 Jan 2008 | Cannondale Recalls Scalpel Mountain Bikes; Frame Failure Poses Crash Hazard |
| 6 Jun 2007 | Cannondale Recalls Bicycles With Carbon Crankset Due to Fall Hazard |
| 9 Jan 2007 | Cannondale Recalls 2007 Model Road Bicycles Due to Brake Failure |
| 5 Nov 2004 | CPSC, Cannondale Bicycle Corp. Announce Recall of Certain Quick-Release Handlebar Bags |
Official channels
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 05543. https://recallregister.com/product/3070-cpsc-cannondale-bicycle-corporation-announce-recall-of-bicycle-suspens/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 05543 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
No incidents or injuries reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Authorized Cannondale dealers nationwide sold bicycles with affected seat posts in December 2004 for about $800 to $1,600.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 05543?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 1,480
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
Taiwan