DT Swiss Recalls Carbon Wheels Due to Crash Hazard

Official action

Source. US Consumer Product Safety Commission

Official identifier. 25-445

Date. 2025-08-28

Jurisdiction. United States

Hazard (official). A defect in the wheel can compromise the wheel’s structural integrity, posing a crash hazard.

Action / remedy (official). Consumers should stop using the recalled wheels and contact DT Swiss to coordinate a replacement. Consumers should register the recalled wheels with DT Swiss at www.dtswiss.com/recall.

Product. DT Swiss Carbon Fiber Road Wheels

Identification details. This recall involves DT Swiss Carbon Fiber Road Wheels. The wheels have model codes ERC 35mm/45mm, CRC 35mm/45mm, HEC 35mm/45mm, and ARC 50mm/55mm/65mm. These wheels were sold aftermarket and as original equipment on various high-end road bicycle brands. The DT Swiss ID code and the model code are located on the wheel rim on a small label located on the outside of the rim, which indicates “DT Swiss ID” followed by a 7-digit code. All wheels with DT Swiss ID code 2740000 or higher are affected by this recall.

Units. About 6,000 (In addition, about 150 were sold in Canada)

Incidents reported by CPSC. The firm has received six reports of the outermost carbon layer separating around the rim flange. No injuries have been reported.

Remedy type. Replace

Sold at. Independent bicycle dealers nationwide and sold as original equipment on various bicycle brands from September 2024 to July 2025 for between $1,000 and $1,880.

Official record

Licence: US Government recall data made available for business and application reuse

Attribution: Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice