Product Recall Number: 17-176
Why was Vergo belay devices (climbing tool) recalled?
The handle on the Vergo belay device can loosen and cause the device’s assisted braking capacity to malfunction, posing fall and injury hazards to climbers.
Product Recall Number: 17-176
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2017-06-13
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Vergo belay devices (climbing tool)
Description: This recall involves Trango Vergo belay devices with batch numbers 16159 and 16195 printed on the side of the unit. The devices were sold in blue, gold, or purple and feature the word “VERGO” on the front plate of the unit. Belay devices are used with climbing ropes to protect the climber while climbing, to arrest a fall or while being lowered on the rope.
Hazard Description: The handle on the Vergo belay device can loosen and cause the device’s assisted braking capacity to malfunction, posing fall and injury hazards to climbers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 2,600 (in addition, about 100 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: The firm has received three reports of the belay device’s handle over-rotating and braking malfunction. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled devices and contact Trango for instructions on receiving a free replacement.
Sold At: Authorized GTHI dealers and outdoor specialty stores nationwide and online at www.trango.com from October 2016 through April 2017 for about $90.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: Great Trango Holdings Inc. (GTHI), of Lafayette, Colo.
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed