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Cascade Designs Recalls Avalanche Rescue Probes Due to Risk of Suffocation

Date: May 3, 2016
Company: REI and other outdoor recreation stores nationwide and online
Status: Ongoing
Source: CPSC

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled probes and call Cascade Designs for instructions on receiving a refund or free replacement probe. Options: Replace, Refund

Affected Products

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.

Why Was This Recalled?

The lock button on the probe can fail to engage and lock, causing the probe not to function as intended. This can interfere with finding someone buried beneath snow, posing a suffocation hazard.

Where Was This Sold?

Distribution information not available.

About REI and other outdoor recreation stores nationwide and online

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Data sourced from the CPSC. Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report