WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
NAME OF PRODUCT: XBI ALU SKIS
UNITS: ABOUT 4,500 PAIRS
DISTRIBUTOR: NORDICA USA, OF WEST LEBANON, N.H.
HAZARD: THE BINDING PLATES COULD CRACK OR BREAK, CAUSING THE SKIER TO LOSE CONTROL OR FALL AND SUFFER INJURIES.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: NONE REPORTED.
DESCRIPTION AND MODELS: THIS RECALL INVOLVES THE XBI BINDING COMPONENT WHICH HAS BEEN UTILIZED ON THE FOLLOWING NORDICA SKI MODELS AND MODEL YEARS:
| YEAR | SERIES |
|---|---|
| 2006 | MACH3POWER |
| 2007 | DOBSPIT |
| 2007 | MACH3POWER |
| 2007 | MACH3 |
| 2007 | MACH2 |
| 2007 | HELLCAT |
| 2007 | FIREFOX |
| 2007 | DOBPROSL |
| 2008 | FIREFOX |
| 2008 | DOBPROSL |
| 2008 | DOBPROGS |
SOLD BY: SKI RETAILERS NATIONWIDE FROM AUGUST 2006 THROUGH DECEMBER 2008 FOR BETWEEN $800 AND $1,500.
MANUFACTURED IN: ITALY
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE RECALLED SKIS IMMEDIATELY AND RETURN THEM TO THE RETAILER FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT BINDING PLATE.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT NORDICA USA AT (800) 892-2668 BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 5 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, EMAIL THE COMPANY AT INFO@NORDICAUSA.COM, OR VISIT THE COMPANY’S WEB SITE AT WWW.NORDICAUSA.COM
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