Looks like my '12 Roubaix SL3 is safe.

As with all matters like this the consumer has to read between the lines. Recalls are hugely expensive for mfr's and they only participate to skirt liability.
So you can be sure there are some failed steerers out there. Mfrs balance huge litigation costs in court for injured riders suing versus the cost of product replacement to their customers.

What is even more telling is the language used in the article. What is Specialized doing? If I read between the lines, they aren't just replacing forks. They are inspecting forks. They are likely X-raying forks in other words. Your bike shop can't do this because they don't have an X-ray machine and Specialized wants the forks sent to them to control this procedure to contain further liability for making a mistake at the bike shop level. They can be looking for a couple of things. A discernible crack. Or...most likely...looking for lay up deficiency or a deficiency in fork section which reduces strength and contributes susceptibility to failure at a known location on the fork...like where the steerer meets the fork crown or another area on the fork that has failed in the field.

Matters like this are always about cost containment....and sounds like Specialized just isn't sending out replacement forks to their customers..but rather they will be X-raying suspected forks for a design deficiency. The customer will have to decide how they feel about this.

Words quoted in the article:
Specialized estimates that the recall process will take approximately two weeks per instance. All owners of the affected bikes will receive a $100 store credit for Specialized merchandise regardless of "whether or not their bike requires a repair."


The words "whether or not their bike requires a repair" is the tip off boys and girls.

Thanks for posting OP...much appreciated even though my bike doesn't appear to be in the mix...