Cascade Designs Recalls Avalanche Rescue Probes Due to Risk of Suffocation
Recall 16155 · May 3, 2016 · Cascade Designs
1,600
units affected
1,600
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16155
- Date
- May 3, 2016
- Company
- Cascade Designs
- Units affected
- 1,600
- Product
- Avalanche rescue probes
- Product type
- Mountain Climbing
- Remedy
- Refund, Replacement
- Hazard
- Suffocation
The product
This recall involves Mountain Safety Research Striker™ 320, Striker™ 240 avalanche rescue probes. The probe is divided into six or eight sections of 18-inch aluminum shafts that lock into place to create a single 94-inch or 126-inch probe, depending on the model. The probe is used by searchers to help identify something or someone buried by snow after an avalanche. "Striker 320" is printed on the red and gray probe and "Striker 240" is printed on the yellow and gray probe. "MSR" is printed on the shaft.
What can happen
The lock button on the probe can fail to engage and lock, causing the probe not to function as intended. This can interfere with finding someone buried beneath snow, posing a suffocation hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled probes and call Cascade Designs for instructions on receiving a refund or free replacement probe.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported
- Sold at
- REI and other outdoor recreation stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and other websites from September 2014 through January 2016 for between $60 and $70.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled avalanche rescue probes?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled probes and call Cascade Designs for instructions on receiving a refund or free replacement probe.
What is the hazard?
The lock button on the probe can fail to engage and lock, causing the probe not to function as intended. This can interfere with finding someone buried beneath snow, posing a suffocation hazard.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.