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Product Recall Number: 15-137

Why was Hunting Boots recalled?

The boots' snake guard can fail to protect the wearer's feet from a snake bite.

Hunting Boots
Here's product recall specific data for Hunting Boots.

  • Product Recall Number: 15-137

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2015-05-19

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Hunting Boots

  • Description: The rubber boots' snake guard can fail to protect the wearer's feet from a snake bite.

  • Hazard Description: The boots' snake guard can fail to protect the wearer's feet from a snake bite.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund, Replace

  • Units: About 1,800

  • Incidents: The company reports one incident of the boots' snake guard failing in which a Rocky Brands contractor sustained injuries from a snake bite while demonstrating the product.  

  • Remedy: Consumers should stop wearing the recalled boots immediately and contact Rocky Brands for a full refund or a free pair of replacement snakebite-proof hunting boots in one of the following models: Lynx Snake, Classic Lynx Snake, Prolight Snake in lace up, pull-on or side-zip styles.

  • Sold At: Various retailers nationwide, including Tomlinson's, Bowie Outfitters, and Mossy Oak stores, and online at www.rockyboots.com during March 2015 for about $200.

  • Importers: Rocky Brands Inc., of Nelsonville, Ohio

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed