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Black Diamond Avalung Pack Recall | UNITED STATES, UTAH | 12/14/2010, by powderjunky
According to Backbone Media, Black Diamond's PR Company:Black Diamond Equipment, a leading global climbing and freeride ski brand, is making a voluntarily announced recall of a limited portion of Fall 2010 Black Diamond AvaLung Packs because of a possibility that the intake tubing may crack under cold temperatures.
BD is working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, and are in the process of obtaining final approval for a recall.
The recall will pertain only to a limited manufacturing run of Black Diamond AvaLung packs produced in 2010, which can be identified by the following PO# and model combination:
Any AvaLung Pack that falls within the criteria above is part of the recall and potentially defective and contains an AvaLung unit that should be immediately returned to Black Diamond for inspection and possible replacement (anticipated replacement time is March 2011). Once inspected, the returned/replaced AvaLung unit will bear a mark confirming that the product has been inspected/fixed.
Black Diamond requests that you:
A) Print out the required return form from the link below
B) Remove the AvaLung unit from your pack and return it to Black Diamond for replacement; or
C) Return the entire pack to Black Diamond to have the AvaLung unit replaced
For instructions on removing your AvaLung unit from your pack and to print the required return form, please visit this link:
