Mammut Sports Group Inc. 2023-04-06 Kitchen moderate CPSC
Kitchen · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-23174
Alugator Ride 3.0 Hoe and Alugator Ride SE avalanche shovels Recall
Issued April 6, 2023 · Mammut Sports Group Inc. · 55,801,964 units affected
In April 2023, Mammut Sports Group Inc. recalled the Alugator Ride 3.0 Hoe and Alugator Ride SE avalanche shovels, a moderate kitchen recall reported by the CPSC. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Dana Whitfield, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The spring locking mechanism on the recalled avalanche shovels can fail in an emergency excavation of a person buried by an avalanche, posing a risk of injury or death for the buried person.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using Alugator Ride 3.0 Hoe and Alugator Ride SE avalanche shovels only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Mammut Sports Group Inc. to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled avalanche shovels and follow the instructions at https://mammut.prezly.com/recall-notice-for-a-call-for-inspection-shovel-locking-mechanism to inspect the connection between the shaft and the shovel head to make sure it properly locks into position. If the connection does not lock into position, consumers should contact Mammut to obtain a prepaid return shipping label to return the shovel for a free repair or a free replacement shovel.
Recall details
- Brand
- Mammut Sports Group Inc.
- Category
- Kitchen
- Recall date
- April 6, 2023
- Units affected
- 55,801,964
- Sold at
- Outdoor and ski supply stores nationwide and online at https://www.mammut.com/us/en from December 2022 through February 2023 for between $90 and $480.
- Recall number
- CPSC-23174
- Made in
- Taiwan
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Mammut Sports Group Inc. has 2 recalls in our database.
- We're tracking 296 Kitchen recalls in our database.
- 55,801,964 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 2 US households.
- This is the 50th Kitchen recall we've logged in 2023.