Cascade Designs recalls Striker 320 and Striker 240 avalanche probes due to lock button failure causing suffocation hazard. Consumers must stop using and contact for refund or replacement.
The lock button on the probe can fail to engage and lock, causing the probe not to function as intended. This can interfere with finding someone buried beneath snow, posing a suffocation hazard.
Cascade Designs is recalling two models of avalanche rescue probes because the lock button can fail, making them ineffective in finding buried people and risking suffocation. This is serious because avalanche victims need these probes to survive.
The lock button can fail to engage, causing the probe to not function properly. This means it might not detect buried people, increasing suffocation risk during avalanche rescue efforts.
Searchers using avalanche rescue probes for snow burial incidents are most at risk. The affected models are the Striker 320 (red and gray) and Striker 240 (yellow and gray).
Check for 'Striker 320' printed on red and gray probes or 'Striker 240' on yellow and gray probes. The shaft has 'MSR' printed on it.
Immediately stop using the recalled avalanche rescue probes as they can fail to lock and cause suffocation.
Call Cascade Designs for instructions on getting a refund or free replacement probe.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled probes and call Cascade Designs for instructions on receiving a refund or free replacement probe.
Striker 320 (red and gray) and Striker 240 (yellow and gray) avalanche rescue probes.
The lock button can fail to engage, causing the probe to not function properly and increasing suffocation risk during avalanche rescue.
Look for 'Striker 320' on red and gray probes or 'Striker 240' on yellow and gray probes with 'MSR' printed on the shaft.
We’ve drafted a message you can send Cascade Designs to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 6719 — Cascade Designs Avalanche rescue probes Hello, I own a Avalanche rescue probes that is covered by recall 6719 from Cascade Designs. The official recall notice states: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled probes and call Cascade Designs for instructions on receiving a refund or free replacement probe. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official CPSC recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
