EDELRID is recalling all Via Ferrata sets of types Cable Lite, Cable Comfort, Brenta Comfort, Cable Lite 2.0 Cable Comfort 2.0, Cable Kit 4.0 and Cable Kit Xtra-Light Schuster as a precautionary measure from the market.
it has been found that, in certain cases the webbing of the elasticated webbing branches, after increased use, may no longer meet the relevant safety standards. Thus the protective requirements of a Via Ferrata Set are no longer met or can only be met in part, which in the case of a fall could result in serious injury or death
Please discontinue use of the recalled Via Ferrata Sets IMMEDIATELY.
All private owners of the above mentioned Via Ferrata Sets are requested to send them immediately for replacement to EDELRID or to bring them to your local dealer for forwarding to EDELRID. For details of the shipment process, see the Appendix below. Our retail partners have been informed about the modalities of the return separately.
EDELRID vouches for the quality and safety of all its products. Our products are developed, manufactured and certified in compliance with all statutory standards. To avoid any risk to the user, as the manufacturer we are recalling, as a precautionary measure the above mentioned products from the market.
With this recall EDELRID is responding to a fatal Via Ferrata accident on 05.08.2012 with a rented Via Ferrata Set. From the ongoing investigations an association between increased use and a weakening of the elasticated webbing has been established. The actual cause of the accident could not be determined by the independent experts before the instigation of this precautionary recall on 08/16/2012.
Please visit the Edelrid website for more information on the specific lanyards recalled