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{{CompanyCargo|Founded=1921|Industry=Bicycling, fishing, and rowing|Type=Public|Website=https://www.shimano.com/en/|Description=Shimano Inc. is a Japanese company that produces cycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment. The company was founded and named after Shozaburo Shimano.|CompanyAlias=Shimano Industries, Inc.}}

{{CompanyCargo|Founded=1921|Industry=Bicycling, fishing, and rowing|Type=Public|Website=https://www.shimano.com/en/|Description=Shimano Inc. is a Japanese company that produces cycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment. The company was founded and named after Shozaburo Shimano.|CompanyAlias=Shimano Industries, Inc.|Logo=Shimano Logo.webp}}

[[wikipedia:Shimano|'''Shimano Inc.''']] is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company that produces bicycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment. The company was founded by and named after Shozaburo Shimano.

[[wikipedia:Shimano|'''Shimano, Inc.''']] is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company that produces bicycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment. The company was founded by and named after Shozaburo Shimano.

==Consumer-impact summary==

*User Freedom: Customers are restricted from connecting electrical equipment such as lights to their e-bike motors.

*User Privacy:

*Business Model:

*Market Control: Shimano is the second largest e-bike motor manufacturer. [[Bosch]] and Shimano combined hold 75% of the European market share and nearly half of the global market share.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2024 |title=World Market for Electric Bike Motors: Bosch, Shimano & Bafang Dominate |url=https://www.ebike24.com/blog/manufacturers-of-ebike-motors |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260116092943/https://www.ebike24.com/blog/manufacturers-of-ebike-motors |archive-date=16 January 2026 |access-date=7 April 2026 |website=EBike24}}</ref>

==Incidents==

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

===~~Electrical component installation restrictions~~===

Customers with Shimano motors including the EP6 and EP801 are restricted from connecting electrical equipment such as lights to their E-bikes. What used to be a click on an app is now a trip to a bike shop or paying hundreds for diagnostic equipment.<ref>{{Cite web |author=RunBikeMike |date=1 Jan 2024 |title=Installing an EBike Light To Run Off Your Battery / MagicShine ME2000 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvG7Fpb1tzI&t=50s |url-status=live |access-date=11 March 2026 |website=YouTube}}</ref>

===E-bike components===

Customers with Shimano motors including the EP6 and EP801 are restricted from connecting electrical equipment such as lights to their e-bikes. Special software and hardware primarily used by bike shops is required to activate ports or accept new devices. What used to be a click on an app is now a trip to a bike shop or paying hundreds for diagnostic equipment.<ref>{{Cite web |author=RunBikeMike |date=1 Jan 2024 |title=Installing an EBike Light To Run Off Your Battery / MagicShine ME2000 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvG7Fpb1tzI&t=50s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=AvG7Fpb1tzI |archive-date=2026-04-03 |access-date=11 March 2026 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

'''<big>Faulty cranksets</big>'''

Some cranksets produced by Shimano have defects making them prone to breaking and injuring bicyclists. During March 2026, Shimano agreed to pay a $11.5 million civil penalty for failing to immediately report cranksets that posed a crash hazard.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2026 |title=Shimano Agrees to Pay $11.5 Million Civil Penalty for Failure to Immediately Report Bicycle Cranksets that Posed a Crash Hazard |url=https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2026/Shimano-Agrees-to-Pay-11-5-Million-Civil-Penalty-for-Failure-to-Immediately-Report-Bicycle-Cranksets-that-Posed-a-Crash-Hazard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260317155252/https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2026/Shimano-Agrees-to-Pay-11-5-Million-Civil-Penalty-for-Failure-to-Immediately-Report-Bicycle-Cranksets-that-Posed-a-Crash-Hazard |archive-date=17 March 2026 |access-date=7 April 2026 |website=Consumer Product Safety Commission}}</ref>

==Products==

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-{{CompanyCargo|Founded=1921|Industry=Bicycling, fishing, and rowing|Type=Public|Website=https://www.shimano.com/en/|Description=Shimano Inc. is a Japanese company that produces cycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment. The company was founded and named after Shozaburo Shimano.|CompanyAlias=Shimano Industries, Inc.}}
+{{CompanyCargo|Founded=1921|Industry=Bicycling, fishing, and rowing|Type=Public|Website=https://www.shimano.com/en/|Description=Shimano Inc. is a Japanese company that produces cycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment. The company was founded and named after Shozaburo Shimano.|CompanyAlias=Shimano Industries, Inc.|Logo=Shimano Logo.webp}}
-[[wikipedia:Shimano|'''Shimano Inc.''']] is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company that produces bicycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment. The company was founded by and named after Shozaburo Shimano.
+[[wikipedia:Shimano|'''Shimano, Inc.''']] is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company that produces bicycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment. The company was founded by and named after Shozaburo Shimano.
 ==Consumer-impact summary==
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+*User Freedom: Customers are restricted from connecting electrical equipment such as lights to their e-bike motors.
+*User Privacy:
+*Business Model:
+*Market Control: Shimano is the second largest e-bike motor manufacturer. [[Bosch]] and Shimano combined hold 75% of the European market share and nearly half of the global market share.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2024 |title=World Market for Electric Bike Motors: Bosch, Shimano & Bafang Dominate |url=https://www.ebike24.com/blog/manufacturers-of-ebike-motors |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260116092943/https://www.ebike24.com/blog/manufacturers-of-ebike-motors |archive-date=16 January 2026 |access-date=7 April 2026 |website=EBike24}}</ref>
 ==Incidents==
 This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
-===Electrical component installation restrictions===
-Customers with Shimano motors including the EP6 and EP801 are restricted from connecting electrical equipment such as lights to their E-bikes. What used to be a click on an app is now a trip to a bike shop or paying hundreds for diagnostic equipment.<ref>{{Cite web |author=RunBikeMike |date=1 Jan 2024 |title=Installing an EBike Light To Run Off Your Battery / MagicShine ME2000 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvG7Fpb1tzI&t=50s |url-status=live |access-date=11 March 2026 |website=YouTube}}</ref>
+===E-bike components===
+Customers with Shimano motors including the EP6 and EP801 are restricted from connecting electrical equipment such as lights to their e-bikes. Special software and hardware primarily used by bike shops is required to activate ports or accept new devices. What used to be a click on an app is now a trip to a bike shop or paying hundreds for diagnostic equipment.<ref>{{Cite web |author=RunBikeMike |date=1 Jan 2024 |title=Installing an EBike Light To Run Off Your Battery / MagicShine ME2000 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvG7Fpb1tzI&t=50s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=AvG7Fpb1tzI |archive-date=2026-04-03 |access-date=11 March 2026 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
+'''<big>Faulty cranksets</big>'''
+Some cranksets produced by Shimano have defects making them prone to breaking and injuring bicyclists. During March 2026, Shimano agreed to pay a $11.5 million civil penalty for failing to immediately report cranksets that posed a crash hazard.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2026 |title=Shimano Agrees to Pay $11.5 Million Civil Penalty for Failure to Immediately Report Bicycle Cranksets that Posed a Crash Hazard |url=https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2026/Shimano-Agrees-to-Pay-11-5-Million-Civil-Penalty-for-Failure-to-Immediately-Report-Bicycle-Cranksets-that-Posed-a-Crash-Hazard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260317155252/https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2026/Shimano-Agrees-to-Pay-11-5-Million-Civil-Penalty-for-Failure-to-Immediately-Report-Bicycle-Cranksets-that-Posed-a-Crash-Hazard |archive-date=17 March 2026 |access-date=7 April 2026 |website=Consumer Product Safety Commission}}</ref>
 ==Products==
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