Avalanche rescue probes
CPSC Recall #16-155 — May 3, 2016
Product
Avalanche rescue probes
Description
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.
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.
Incidents / Injuries
None reported
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled probes and call Cascade Designs for instructions on receiving a refund or free replacement probe.
Units Affected
About 1,600 in the U.S. (in addition, about 230 were sold in Canada)
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.
Importer
Cascade Designs Inc., of Seattle, Wash.
Manufactured In
Korea