Look Keo Pedal Recall

I've got Look Keo pedals on both my racing and time trial bikes. I really like these pedals so I was surprised to run across information regarding a recall of these pedals in a bicycle forum post.

The recall only affects the first generation of Keo pedals with a chromoly axle. Check out Look's website for more information. The recall affects those pedals manufactured between January 2004 and December 2005. As it turns out, both sets of pedals that I own were built in 2004 and are under the recall notice. How do you know the manufacture date of your pedals:

The date of manufacture stamp is pretty small. I had to take my glasses off and use a flashlight to determine the date on my pedals - it's tough getting old.

Look's website has a link to find the nearest dealer to you who will replace the axles for free. I took both sets to my local REI store in San Diego. It took them about 10 minutes to replace the axles, so no big deal there. Look's website does not tell you what will happen if you don't do the upgrade, so I asked one of the mechanics at REI and he said he was told that you risk having the pedal break off at the crank - ouch.