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Consumer product recall

Black Diamond Equipment recalls Pieps VECTOR Avalanche Beacon

Starting date:
October 15, 2013
Posting date:
October 15, 2013
Type of communication:
Consumer Product Recall
Subcategory:
Sports/Fitness
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Suspected quality concern
Audience:
General Public
Identification number:
RA-36175

Affected products

Pieps VECTOR Avalanche Beacon

Product description

This recall includes Pieps VECTOR 457/GSP avalanche beacons. The unit is gray and yellow with a LCD screen and is sold in a yellow cardboard box labelled "Pieps VECTOR - Premium Alpine Performance". The product is identified by model number 109880 and UPC number 9120029061347.

Hazard identified

Functioning of various operational features may deteriorate over time and may result in the product not performing as originally intended by the manufacturer. This could interfere with the use of the products potentially life-saving communications.

Neither Black Diamond Equipment nor Health Canada have received any reports of incidents or injuries related to the use of this avalanche beacon.

Number sold

Approximately 60 units of the recalled beacons were sold in Canada.

Time period sold

The recalled beacons were sold from January 2012 to October 2013.

Place of origin

Manufactured in Austria.

Companies

Manufacturer
Pieps
Lebring
AUSTRIA
Distributor
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd.
Salt Lake City
Utah
UNITED STATES

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What you should do

Consumers should stop using the avalanche beacon immediately and contact Black Diamond Equipment at 1-801-278-5552 for product returns and refund.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.