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Avalanche rescue probes — recall 16155

U.S. CPSC · United States · 2016-05-03

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Agency
U.S. CPSC
Recall identifier
16155
Date of alert
2016-05-03
Country / jurisdiction
United States
Risk type
recall
Product category
consumer_product
Reported risk: 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. Hazards: 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.
Primary source: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2016/Cascade-Designs-Recalls-Avalanche-Rescue-Probe

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