Heads up if you happen to personal a Black Diamond Gear PIEPS Professional IPS transceiver as they’ve issued a voluntary recall because of a problem with the scale of the battery compartment.
“Attributable to a problem with measurement of the battery compartment, the PIEPS Professional IPS avalanche transceiver could not activate, or if it does, could inadvertently flip off whether it is impacted or jarred. A lack of contact within the battery compartment could happen if used with AAA (LR03) batteries on the decrease finish of allowable dimensions. If this had been to happen earlier than or throughout an avalanche, the gadget could fail to perform accurately or flip off, making it tougher or inconceivable to find a sufferer and probably leading to critical damage or dying. Customers who personal the PIEPS Professional IPS ought to instantly cease utilizing it and comply with the recall procedures.” -Black Diamond Gear
All PIEPS Professional IPS transceivers manufactured and offered between October 1, 2023 and November 22, 2024 and having serial numbers with the primary 4 digits between the vary of 2326 – 2445 are addressed with this recall. The serial quantity is labelled on the within of the battery compartment door.
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RECALL ANNOUNCMENT:
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (November 21, 2024) – Black Diamond Gear®, the North American distributor of PIEPS GmbH, together with the U.S. Shopper Product Security Fee (CPSC) and Well being Canada, is voluntarily recalling the PIEPS Professional IPS avalanche transceiver because of a problem with the scale of the battery compartment. The corporate is providing to remodel the affected gadget and return it to clients inside seven enterprise days of receiving it.
The PIEPS Professional IPS avalanche transceiver could not activate, or if it does, could inadvertently flip off whether it is impacted or jarred. This is because of a lack of contact within the battery compartment if used with AAA (LR03) batteries on the decrease finish of allowable dimensions. If this had been to happen earlier than or throughout an avalanche, the gadget could fail to perform accurately or flip off, making it tougher or inconceivable to find a sufferer and probably leading to critical damage or dying. Customers who personal the PIEPS Professional IPS ought to instantly cease utilizing it and comply with the recall procedures.
Thus far, the corporate has obtained solely a single report from a shopper, with no accidents, accidents, or fatalities related to this subject. Black Diamond and PIEPS are dedicated to addressing this matter swiftly and proactively forward of the upcoming season.
