Avalanche airbag – BCA “Avalanche Airbag”
Serious risk Injuries, Suffocation
- Product
- Avalanche airbag
- Brand
- BCA
- Brand as notified
- BCA (Back Country Access)
- Name
- Avalanche Airbag
- Type / model
- Avalanche Airbag - Float 30 Airbag Pack, Float 18 Airbag Pack, Float 36 Airbag Pack, Float 22 - Blue, Float 22 - Black, Float 32 - Red, Float Throttle - Black.
- Batch
- N/A
- Description
- Rucsac with airbag for skiers. In the event of an avalanche, the skier can pull a trigger to release the airbag which may keep the skier afloat, helping to prevent burial in the snow.
- Risk
- null There is a possibility that the retaining ring on the trigger assembly of the airbag can inadvertently be removed or become dislodged in the process of the user connecting the trigger assembly to the compressed air cylinder. If this happens, the airbag may not deploy properly when the trigger is pulled in an avalanche scenario. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.
- Measures
- Recall of the product from end users · from 6 Nov 2013
- Notifying country
- United Kingdom
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Alert type
- Consumer
- Photos
- Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.
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