Product Recall Number: 13-200
Why was GNU Snowboard Bindings recalled?
The ankle straps can break posing a fall hazard.
Product Recall Number: 13-200
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2013-05-28
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: GNU Snowboard Bindings
Description: The straps on men-, women- and youth-sized snowboard bindings can break.
Hazard Description: The ankle straps can break posing a fall hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 6,800 pairs in the U.S. and 1,200 in Canada
Incidents: The firm has received 30 reports of the binding straps breaking. No injuries were reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the bindings and contact Mervin Manufacturing for instructions for receiving free replacement straps.
Sold At: Specialty Sports Inc., REI and other national, small chain and independent sporting goods stores, and online at www.backcountry.com and www.mervin.com from August 2012 to March 2013 for between $125 and $310.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Slovakia
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed