Burley Recalls Ballz® QR Skewers Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)

Recall number

21779

Title

Burley Recalls Ballz® QR Skewers Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)

Recall date

2021-09-09T00:00:00

Manufacturers

Made in

{"Country":"China"}

Importers

{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Burley Design LLC, of Eugene, Ore."}

Distributors

Sold at

{"CompanyID":"","Name":"REI stores nationwide, online at rei.com, burley.com and amazon.com, and through bicycle retailers nationwide from August 2018 through February 2021 for about $30, and the Coho XC Cargo Trailer with skewer for about $450."}

Products

{"CategoryID":"","Description":"","Model":"","Name":"Ballz QR Skewers","NumberOfUnits":"About 2,935 (In addition, about 260 in Canada)","Type":""}

UPCs

Hazards

{"HazardType":"","HazardTypeID":"","Name":"The skewer, which connects the Coho XC Cargo Trailer to the bicycle, can shear or bend. This can cause instability of the trailer and the towing bicycle and pose a fall hazard for the bicycle rider."}

Remedies

{"Name":"Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Ballz QR Skewers and contact Burley to receive instructions on how to dispose of the skewer and to receive a free replacement skewer."}

Injuries reported

{"Name":"Burley has received 21 reports of the skewer failing. No injuries have been reported."}

Description

This recall involves Ballz QR Skewers with model numbers 960219, 960220, and 960222 that were sold as individual components, and Ballz QR Skewers (SKU 960219) that were included with Coho XC Cargo Trailers (SKU 935101). The Skewer is silver, 5mm in diameter, has spherical knobs at both ends, and has a lever on one end.

Notice

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Burley-Recalls-Ballz-QR-Skewers-Due-to-Fall-Hazard-Recall-Alert

Last published

2021-09-09T00:00:00

Cite as

CPSC Consumer Product Recalls (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission), pages.json, sha256 1b022dde64a0, published 2026-09-24

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