
Santa Cruz Bicycles Heckler 9 Electric Bicycles
The recalled electric bicycle's lithium-ion battery can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
- Fire
- About 2,850 units
- 3 reports
- Replacement
Brand
3 official CPSC notices naming Santa Cruz Bicycles, 2020–2025, across sports & outdoors.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced recall once. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
2 notices where the recalled products are e-bikes.

The recalled electric bicycle's lithium-ion battery can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

The latch mechanism that holds the battery in place can malfunction, causing the battery to dislodge from the frame and fall to the ground, posing a fall hazard to the rider. Additionally, the latch spring can cause additional wear on the battery housing over time, posing a fire hazard.
One notice where the recalled product is a bicycle.

Santa Cruz Bicycles LLC, Santa Cruz, Calif.
The aluminum frame pieces could have experienced thermal damage during a non-standard paint stripping operation and can bend or buckle, posing a fall hazard.
The recall contact each official notice gives, newest first. Contacts can change after a notice is published; the notice itself is the final word.
As of October 1, 2026, CPSC has published 3 recall notices naming Santa Cruz Bicycles consumer products between 2020 and 2025, covering at least 7,350 units.
No. As of October 1, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice naming Santa Cruz Bicycles consumer products in 2026. The most recent was announced May 1, 2025 (CPSC 25-244).
E-bikes (2) and bicycles & components (1).
“Santa Cruz Bicycles Recalls Bicycles with Aluminum Frames Due to Fall Risk” (CPSC 21-036), announced November 25, 2020: about 2,900 units.
Find the model number on the product's rating label, then type it into the model-number lookup on this page. A match means the number appears in an official CPSC notice; open that notice to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Each notice names its own recall contact; the contacts for every Santa Cruz Bicycles notice are listed on this page. For the most recent one, Santa Cruz Bicycles Heckler 9 Electric Bicycles (CPSC 25-244), call 833-944-8335 and go to santacruzbicycles.com/pages/recall-heckler-9-lithium-ion-battery.