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Black Diamond Equipment Issues Voluntary Recall for Its Recon LT Avalanche Transceiver

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Black Diamond Equipment® is issuing a voluntary recall for its Recon LT avalanche transceiver to carry out a required firmware update. The Recon LT avalanche transceiver may unexpectedly enter search mode, despite the rotary switch remaining in its send position. This malfunction can be resolved if users update their firmware to version v1.3 or later. Related: A Deeper Look into […]

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AvyBrains | March 23, 2023
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Black Diamond Equipment Recalls PIEPS and Black Diamond Avalanche Transceivers Due to Risk of Loss of Emergency Communications

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Black Diamond Equipment®, a global innovator in climbing, skiing, and mountain sports equipment, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)and Health Canada, is voluntarily recalling its PIEPS and Black Diamond branded avalanche transceivers. Affected models include the thePIEPS Pro BT, Powder BT, DSP Sport, DSP Pro, DSP Pro Ice, Micro Button BT, Micro BT Sensor and Micro […]

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AvyBrains | July 29, 2022
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Black Diamond Issues Official Safety Alert Due to Small Number of Their Avalanche Transceivers Experiencing “Malfunctioning Electronic Issue” 

Today an official “safety check” notice was issued by Black Diamond due to a small number of its avalanche transceivers experiencing a “malfunctioning electronic issue,” according to Black Diamond spokesperson John Dicuollo. Some PIEPS and Black Diamond transceivers have been reported to have malfunctioning electronic components that may prevent them from switching between SEND and SEARCH modes, which could prove […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | April 15, 2022
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SCARPA Issues Voluntary Recall On All Fall 2017 Maestrale and Maestrale RS Ski Boots

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SCARPA North America has elected to voluntarily recall all Fall 2017 Maestrale and Maestrale RS ski boots. It appears that under certain conditions, the boot shell may crack, which may render the boots unusable for skiing. Related: Ode to a Great Ski Boot | Scarpa Freedom RS 130 Please note that this recall applies only to the Fall 2017 Maestrale […]

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SnowBrains | September 20, 2019
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Ortovox Recalls its Model 3+ Avalanche Beacons

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Ortovox announced today a precautionary recall of its Ortovox 3+ avalanche transceivers running software version 2.1.  If you own one of these beacons, head over to the Ortovox website starting May 25th,  fill out a form, and send your beacon in for a software upgrade, all free of charge. Internal testing by Ortovox identified a software glitch that could cause temporary […]

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Mike Lavery | May 16, 2018
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Black Diamond Issues Voluntary Recall On Carabiners and Runners

  Black Diamond issued a voluntary recall on specific carabiners, quickdraws, and nylon runners.  The recall says that some of their non-locking carabiners have gate rivets that may not be properly manufactured, which could result in the gate potentially becoming detached. In addition, some of the locking carabiners have locking sleeves that could have been manufactured improperly and thus may […]

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Keenan Grady | February 6, 2016
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Safety Alert – BCA Float Trigger Voluntary Recall

October 14th, 2013 – We are conducting a trigger upgrade on all Float packs sold into the marketplace during the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 seasons. Please see the attached Safety Alert for details. This trigger update includes the Float 30, 18, 36, 22, 32 and Throttle. The Float 30 with T-handle is not included. Owners of Float 30 packs with cone-shaped handles should contact us for instructions atwarranty@backcountryaccess.com. The upgraded trigger assembly is standard on all 2013-2014 airbags and utilizes a hex crimp instead of an E-clip as a retention solution. […]

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SnowBrains | October 15, 2013
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This is SCARY: Avalanche Beacon RECALL = Pieps Vector

This is scary. As of September 27th, 2013 PIEPS is recalling all of their Vector avalanche beacons due to safety reasons. PIEPS isn’t giving us any specifics on the exact functionality defect but climbland.com is saying: “Longtime tests shows disfunctions with no recognizability.” – climbland.com It sounds like the PIEPS Vector models simply aren’t working properly which is a very scary thing to consider. If you’ve been using a PIEPS Vector in the backcountry you may not have been using a functional avalanche beacon. It’s tough to put into words how that would […]

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SnowBrains | October 7, 2013
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