Product Recall Number: 24-277

Product Recall Number: 24-277

Product Safety Warning Number:

Date: 2024-06-20

Product Safety Warning Date:

Name Of Product: TRUBLUE iQ Auto Belay Devices

Description: This recall involves TRUBLUE iQ Auto Belay Devices, which enable climbers to safely descend while climbing. The TRUBLUE iQ is gray with blue handles and a gray sash on the front cover. The TRUBLUE IQ+ has an added catch-and-hold brake on the front. The LT versions of the iQ and iQ+ have blue tags above the blue webbing hand grip; the XL versions have a purple tag. The recalled auto belay devices have a serial number within the following serial number ranges printed on the device’s handle, as well on the bottom of the device:ModelSerial Number RangeMounting HeightTRUBLUE iQ LT (12.5m)iQ0014492 through iQ0036407<9m (29.5ft)TRUBLUE iQ XL (20m)iQXL01283 through iQXL02678<17.5m (57.4ft)TRUBLUE iQ+ LT (12.5m)iQP00110 through iQP00161<9m (29.5ft)TRUBLUE iQ+ LT (12.5m)iQP000164 through iQP000356<9m (29.5ft)TRUBLUE iQ+ XL (20m)iQXLP0104 through iQXLP0182<17.5m (57.4ft)

Hazard Description: The recalled auto belay device can fail to retract, posing a fall hazard and risk of serious injury or death.

Consumer Action: None Listed

Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

Remedy Type: Repair

Units: About 2,200 (In addition, about 254 were sold in Canada)

Incidents: The firm has received 31 reports of incidents involving impaired retraction, including one consumer fall. No injuries have been reported.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using recalled auto belay devices, and contact Head Rush Technologies for a free inspection and repair.

Sold At: Online at www.headrushtech.com from November 2022 through February 2024 for between $2,800 and $4,600.

Importers: None Listed

Manufacturers: Head Rush Technologies, of Louisville, Colorado

Distributors: None Listed

Manufactured In: United States

Custom Label: None Listed

Custom Field: None Listed