Product Recall Number: 16-703
Why was Liquid Force Response Kiteboard control systems recalled?
The chicken loop release system, which is used to depower the kite, can stick and fail to open, posing a risk of injury to the kiteboarder.
Product Recall Number: 16-703
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-10-21
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Liquid Force Response Kiteboard control systems
Description: The chicken loop release system, which is used to depower the kite, can stick and fail to open, posing a risk of injury to the kiteboarder.
Hazard Description: The chicken loop release system, which is used to depower the kite, can stick and fail to open, posing a risk of injury to the kiteboarder.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 2,050 (in addition, about 40 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: None reported
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled kiteboard control systems and contact Liquid Force for a free replacement chicken loop release mechanism. The firm is contacting all owners of the kiteboard control systems directly.
Sold At: Surf and specialty stores nationwide and by independent sales representatives from December 2014 through February 2015 for about $500.
Importers: Liquid Force, of Encinitas, Calif.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed