PNW Components Recalls Aluminum Alloy Bicycle Pedals Due to Crash Hazard
Recall date: Jan. 8, 2026.
Built by the Tribune's code from CPSC's official records. No AI wrote this page. Updated Nov. 6, 2026.
- What's recalled
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.
- The risk
The pedal axle can crack, causing the pedal to detach from the crank, posing a fall hazard to the rider. The firm has received four reports of the pedal axle cracking and detaching from the crank. No injuries have been reported.
- Who's affected
Units: About 1,200, according to CPSC. 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.
- Compared with
PNW Components has 1 CPSC recall in 2026 so far, compared with 0 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- Before this
No earlier CPSC recalls by PNW Components in records since Nov. 1, 2016.
Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- What to do and when
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.
CPSC's notice, word for word
Contact, as CPSC's notice gives it: PNW Components, Inc. at 833-902-3381 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, by email at info@pnwcomponents.com or online at https://www.pnwcomponents.com/pages/voluntary-recall-loam-pedal-gen-2 or www.pnwcomponents.com and click the Recall link in the footer.
- Check it yourself
The record as CPSC published it
| CPSC recall number | 26180 |
|---|---|
| Recall date | Jan. 8, 2026 |
| Company | PNW Components |
| Products | Loam Pedal Gen 2 aluminum alloy bicycle pedals |
| Remedy offered | Replace |
| Importer | PNW Components, Inc., of Seattle, Washington |
| Manufactured in | Taiwan |
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall records (public domain). CPSC's notice