Product Safety Information notice on Lapierre Aircode DRS and Lapierre Xelius SL Bicycles

July 21, 2025

Product Safety Information notice on Lapierre Aircode DRS and Lapierre Xelius SL Bicycles.

The risk reported to the CCPC is that of injuries. The aluminium shim may leave indentations on the fork steerer tube. Over time, these indentations could develop into cracks. This could cause the fork to fail during use, potentially leading to injuries.

Model Year 2021	Model Year 2022	Model Year 2023
E439 – AIRCODE DRS 5.0	LAANA – AIRCODE DRS 5.0	LAAPB – AIRCODE DRS 5.0 Di2
E441 – AIRCODE DRS 6.0	LABNA – AIRCODE DRS 6.0	LXAPB – XELIUS SL 5.0 Di2
E442 – AIRCODE DRS 7.0	LACNA – AIRCODE DRS 7.0	LXKPB – KIT CADRE XELIUS SL
E443 – AIRCODE DRS 8.0	LADNB – AIRCODE DRS 8.0	LXKPC – KIT CADRE XELIUS SL MINERAL GREY
041AIK – AIRCODE DRS FRAMESET	LAENC – AIRCODE DRS 9.0
041AIF – AIRCODE DRS FDJ FRAMESET	LAEND – AIRCODE DRS ALPINE SPECIAL EDITION
	LAKNA – AIRCODE DRS FRAMESET
	LAKNB – AIRCODE DRS FDJ FRAMESET
	LXANA – XELIUS SL 5.0
	LXBNA – XELIUS SL 6.0
	LXCNA – XELIUS SL 7.0
	LXCNB – XELIUS SL 7.0
	LXDNA – XELIUS SL 8.0
	LXENA – XELIUS SL 9.0
	LXKNA – XELIUS SL FDJ FRAMESET
	LXKNB – XELIUS SL FRAMESET
	LXKNC – XELIUS SL 75th FRAMESET

Please note Lapierre Xelius SL3 bikes equipped with a Lapierre carbon cockpit are not affected.

There are approximately 19 affected products in the Republic of Ireland.

The products were sold by the following: Cycle Superstore, The Hub For Life, Barrow Bikes ,Bike Clinic, Castle Cycles, McCarthy Cycles, Spun Cycles, Quay Cycles, Westport Bike Shop, Mikes Bikes, OE Bikes, The Bike Rack, KGC Cycles, Clarkes of Cavan, The Big Little Bike Shop, Barrys Bikes, Ring of Gullion Cycles & Hollingsworth Cycles

What to do:

Owners of a bike should stop using it immediately and contact an authorised Lapierre dealer. The dealer will check if your bike is affected and if so, replace the fork.

You can also contact Lapierre by completing the online form or by emailing support.uk@lapierre.com.

For further information, please access the Lapierre alert here.

 

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