Mammut Recalls Crevasse Rescue Devices Due to Lock Cam Failure Risk
Mammut is recalling RescYou crevasse rescue devices because the pull cord lock cam can fail, posing a risk of death and injury during a rescue.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states the hazard poses a 'risk of death and injury' but reports 'None' for injuries, fitting the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Mammut Sports Group, Inc. is recalling its RescYou crevasse rescue devices with batch numbers 12-12 and 03-13. These devices are pulley systems used for ski mountaineering and mountain climbing to lift a skier or climber who has fallen into a crevasse. The recall involves about 70 units sold in the U.S. and 80 units in Canada.
The recall is being issued because the pull cord lock cam can fail, which poses a risk of death and injury during a rescue. The devices consist of blue- and silver-finished mechanical ascenders connected by an orange rope threaded through pulleys. "MAMMUT RESCYOU" and the batch number are printed in white on the side of the blue ascender.
The devices were sold at specialty outdoor stores in the U.S. and Canada and online at www.mammut.com from June 2013 through January 2014 for about $125. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled devices and contact Mammut for a free replacement crevasse rescue device.
The recalled product
- Product
- Mountain climbing rescue devices
- Manufacturer
- Mammut Sports Group, Inc, of Williston, Vt.
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 70
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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