Product Recall Number: 11-084
Why was Avalung backpacks recalled?
The air intake tubing can crack under cold temperatures, causing the unit not to function as intended, posing a suffocation hazard.
Product Recall Number: 11-084
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2011-01-04
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Avalung backpacks
Description: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Hazard Description: The air intake tubing can crack under cold temperatures, causing the unit not to function as intended, posing a suffocation hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 3,500 units
Incidents: The company has received one report of an air intake tubing cracking. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled backpacks and contact Black Diamond Equipment to receive a free replacement product or a full refund.
Sold At: Specialty outdoor and ski shops nationwide from January 2010 through December 2010 for between $180 and $280.
Importers: Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. of Salt Lake City, Utah
Manufacturers: Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. of Salt Lake City, Utah
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed