SRAM Safety Recall

You may have heard of a SRAM safety recall on the internet, what’s the deal?

While the SRAM safety recall has been issued, it has only gone out to retailers in the US and Canada. It says; “All aftermarket 12-speed SRAM eTap AXS RED, Force, Rival, and Apex shift-brake levers produced prior to July 1, 2023 are involved [a list of involved part numbers is below]… Shift levers on bicycles either assembled/checked prior to delivery or installed by the retailer are not involved in this action.”

The reason behind the recall is excess threadlock. Apparently excess threadlock on the lever’s clamp bolt could lead to the clamp not being properly tightened. This could cause the lever to slip, even though you used your torque wrench.

SRAM Safety Recall Solution

SRAM are sending out a bolt kit to remedy the problem. This contains two bolts and stickers, the bolts to solve the problem and the sticker to confirm it’s been done. The fix is simple and only requires the old bolts to be swapped with the new ones. So far the news is the kit is only being sent out to retailers, what you do if you have one of these on your bikes hasn’t been decided yet.

This quick reaction has probably come about after Shimano’s disastrous crank recall recently. So far this doesn’t seem to affect European customers, but look out for more news soon. A list of the affected models is below.

Involved Part Numbers:

• 00.7018.392.012 AM ED RED AXS D1 SJC RR/L F20 1800 2P
• 00.7018.392.013 AM ED RED AXS D1 SJC RR/R F20 1800 2P
• 00.7018.392.014 AM ED RED AXS D1 SJC FT/L F20 950 2P
• 00.7018.392.015 AM ED RED AXS D1 SJC FT/R F20 950 2P
• 00.7018.392.016 AM ED RED AXS D1 SJC RR/LFT DIR 1800 2P
• 00.7018.392.017 AM ED RED AXS D1 SJC RR/RT DIR 1800 2P
• 00.7018.392.018 AM ED RED AXS D1 SJC FRT/LFT DIR 950 2P
• 00.7018.392.019 AM ED RED AXS D1 SJC FRT/RT DIR 950 2P
• 00.7018.393.000 AM ED FORCE AXS D1 SJC RR/LEFT F20 1800
• 00.7018.393.001 AM ED FORCE AXS D1 SJC RR/RIGHT F20 1800
• 00.7018.393.002 AM ED FORCE AXS D1 SJC FRT/LEFT F20 950
• 00.7018.393.003 AM ED FORCE AXS D1 SJC FRT/RIGHT F20 950
• 00.7018.443.002 AM ED RIV ETAP AXS D1 SJC RR/L F20 1800
• 00.7018.443.003 AM ED RIV ETAP AXS D1 SJC RR/R F20 1800
• 00.7018.443.004 AM ED RIV ETAP AXS D1 SJC FRT/L F20 950
• 00.7018.443.005 AM ED RIV ETAP AXS D1 SJC FRT/R F20 950
• 00.7918.077.003 AM FORCE AXS 1X GROUPSET HRD FM 6B 2P
• 00.7918.077.004 AM FORCE AXS 2X GROUPSET HRD FM 6B 2P
• 00.7918.077.005 AM FORCE AXS 1X GROUPSET HRD FM CL 2P
• 00.7918.077.006 AM FORCE AXS 2X GROUPSET HRD FM CL 2P
• 00.7918.078.007 AM RED AXS 1X GROUPSET HRD FM 6B 2P
• 00.7918.078.008 AM RED AXS 2X GROUPSET HRD FM 6B 2P
• 00.7918.078.009 AM RED AXS 1X GROUPSET HRD FM CL 2P
• 00.7918.078.010 AM RED AXS 2X GROUPSET HRD FM CL 2P
• 00.7918.078.013 AM RED AXS 2X GROUPSET HRD PM 2P 6B
• 00.7918.078.014 AM RED AXS 1X GROUPSET HRD PM 2P 6B
• 00.7918.213.000 AM ED FORCE AXS D2 SJC REAR/LFT F20 2000
• 00.7918.213.001 AM ED FORCE AXS D2 SJC REAR/RT F20 2000
• 00.7918.213.002 AM ED FORCE AXS D2 SJC FRT/LFT F20 1300
• 00.7918.213.003 AM ED FORCE AXS D2 SJC FRT/RT F20 1300
• 00.7918.261.000 AM ED APEX AXS D1 SJC REAR/LFT F20 2000
• 00.7918.261.001 AM ED APEX AXS D1 SJC REAR/RT F20 2000
• 00.7918.261.002 AM ED APEX AXS D1 SJC FRT/LFT F20 1300
• 00.7918.261.003 AM ED APEX AXS D1 SJC FRT/RT F20 1300
• 11.7018.078.000 ED EXCHANGE KIT RED ETAP AXS LEFT
• 11.7018.078.001 ED EXCHANGE KIT RED ETAP AXS RIGHT
• 11.7018.078.002 ED EXCHANGE KIT FORCE D1 ETAP AXS LEFT
• 11.7018.078.003 ED EXCHANGE KIT FORCE D1 ETAP AXS RIGHT
• 11.7018.078.004 ED EXCHANGE KIT RIVAL ETAP AXS LEFT
• 11.7018.078.005 ED EXCHANGE KIT RIVAL ETAP AXS RIGHT
• 11.7018.078.008 ED EXCHANGE KIT FORCE D2 ETAP AXS LEFT
• 11.7018.078.009 ED EXCHANGE KIT FORCE D2 ETAP AXS RIGHT
• 11.7018.078.010 ED EXCHANGE KIT APEX AXS LEFT
• 11.7018.078.011 ED EXCHANGE KIT APEX AXS RIGHT
• 11.7018.079.000 SHIFTER CLAMP KIT ELECTRONIC SHIFTER DISC
• BRAKE (ED) RED FORCE ETAP AXS PAIR
• 11.7018.079.001 SHIFTER CLAMP KIT ELECTRONIC SHIFTER DISC
• BRAKE (ED) RIVAL ETAP / FORCE D2 AXS PAIR