Cascade Designs Recalls Avalanche Rescue Probes Due to Risk of Suffocation

Recall at a glance

What was recalled

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.

Is my product affected?

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• Avalanche rescue probes · About 1,600 in the U.S. (in addition, about 230 were sold in Canada) units

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Where it was sold

Companies named in the notice: 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.; Cascade Designs Inc., of Seattle, Wash..

Consumer contact

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 history and context

Cascade Designs appears in 3 CPSC recalls on record. See all Cascade Designs recalls.

Since 2019 CPSC has recorded 399 recalls in the other consumer products category, 68 recalls of them in the past 12 months.

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