PNW Components Recalls Aluminum Alloy Bicycle Pedals Due to Crash Hazard
- Date
- Jan 8, 2026
- Company
- PNW Components, Inc., of Seattle, Washington
- Product
- Loam Pedal Gen 2 aluminum alloy bicycle pedals
- Reason
- The pedal axle can crack, causing the pedal to detach from the crank, posing a fall hazard to the rider.
- Hazard
- Injury (fall, cut, crash)
- Units
- About 1,200
- Remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the Loam Pedal Gen 2 and contact PNW Components to receive free replacement axles once they become available. In the interim PNW Components is providing consumers with the Range Pedal, free of charge. PNW Components will follow up with consumers regarding the replacement axle system, estimated to begin shipping out to customers on January 5, 2026.
- Source
- CPSC
How to identify the product
- This recall involves the PNW Components Loam Pedal Gen 2 aluminum alloy mountain bike pedal. These pedals were sold after market through online retailers and bicycle shops. The pedal is a platform style (non-clip) pedal and can be identified by a "Tectonic" logo laser etched onto the pedal body on the left corner, on the same side as the threaded axle. The pedals are available in black, silver, green, orange and purple.
- Sold at: Independent bicycle dealers and online at PNWComponents.com, REI.com, Backcountry.com and JensonUSA.com from June 2025 through November 2025 for about $160 per pair. |
- Consumers should immediately stop using the Loam Pedal Gen 2 and contact PNW Components to receive free replacement axles once they become available. In the interim PNW Components is providing consumers with the Range Pedal, free of charge. PNW Components will follow up with consumers regarding the replacement axle system, estimated to begin shipping out to customers on January 5, 2026.
Facts are taken from the official notice. If anything here differs from it, the official notice is correct.