February
5, 2003
Trak Inc., doing business as
Karhu Inc., of Burlington, Vt., is voluntarily recalling about 420 snowshoe
bindings. Screws and other hardware used to keep the bindings intact are too
short, causing the binding to separate from the shoe. This poses a fall hazard
to consumers.
This recall involves bindings sold on the "Karhu Meta Sweeper" and
"Karhu Morph Sweeper" snowshoes. The orange, hybrid snowshoe Meta is
120 cm and has blue universal bindings. The blue Morph Sweeper is 130 cm with
blue universal bindings. The snowshoes are high back, with a front toe strap
and a pivot point.
Skiboards.com web site, LL Bean, Cabela's, Erehwon Mountain Outfitters, and
Vail Bicycle stores sold these snowshoes nationwide during November 2002 for
about $250.
Consumers should immediately stop using these snowshoes and return them to
the store where purchased for a free repair kit. For more information,
consumers can contact Trak Inc. toll-free at (888) 288-2668 between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.