Salewa North America Wild Country Climbing Harnesses recall: Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)
Salewa North America Recalls Wild Country Climbing Harnesses Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)
Why was Salewa North America Wild Country Climbing Harnesses recalled?
Excess materials on the left waist belt tab can cause the harness to loosen, posing a fall hazard to the user.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled harnesses and contact Salewa North America for a full refund. Contact: Salewa North America toll-free at 844-412-7013 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday or online at www.wildcountry.com and click on the "Product Recall" link located at the bottom of the page.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Wild Country Syncro Harnesses
- Company
- Salewa North America Inc., of Boulder, Colo.
- Quantity
- About 70
- Sold at
- Alpenglow Adventure Sports, Climb UP LLC, Rock Fitness, UNLTD, and Wilderness Exchange stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and other websites from April 2016 through June 2016 for about $110.
- Recall date
- August 31, 2016
- Incidents / injuries
- The firm has received one report of the harness loosening. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall applies to all Wild Country Syncro harnesses sold in the United States. The harness has a black nylon exterior and orange interior. "Wild Country" and "Syncro" is printed on a label affixed to the interior, above batch code: 01 A 01 16.