CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT

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.

In Conjunction with
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2016/57802r-eng.php
Official Consumer Product Safety Recall • May 3, 2016

Cascade Designs Recalls Avalanche Rescue Probes Due to Risk of Suffocation

This recall involves Mountain Safety Research Striker™ 320, Striker™ 240 avalanche rescue probes. The probe is divided into six or eight sections of 18-inch aluminum shafts that lock into place to create a single 94-inch or 126-inch probe, depending on the model. The probe is used by searchers to help identify something or someone buried by snow after an avalanche. "Striker 320" is printed on the red and gray probe and "Striker 240" is printed on the yellow and gray probe. "MSR" is printed on the shaft.

Required Consumer Action

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled probes and call Cascade Designs for instructions on receiving a refund or free replacement probe.

Contact Information

Cascade Designs at 800-531-9531 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT on Monday through Friday or online at www.msrgear.com and click on "Recall" for more information.

Recall Details

Sold At
REI and other outdoor recreation stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and other websites from September 2014 through January 2016 for between $60 and $70.
Injuries
None reported
Remedy
Refund
Recall Number
16155

Product Information

Product Name
Avalanche rescue probes
Product Type
Mountain Climbing
Number of Units
About 1,600 in the U.S. (in addition, about 230 were sold in Canada)
Imported By
Cascade Designs Inc., of Seattle, Wash.
Manufactured In
Korea

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Contact Manufacturer

Use the contact information below to reach out about this recall:

Phone 800-531-9531
Website www.msrgear.com
Full Contact Information

Cascade Designs at 800-531-9531 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT on Monday through Friday or online at www.msrgear.com and click on "Recall" for more information.