K2 Corp. · Recalled
CPSC, K2 Corp. Announce Recall of In-Line Skates
The skate's plastic brake mount could crack and fail, causing the skater to fall and suffer serious injury.
- Units
- About 12,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $200
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The recalled skates are the "FLIGHT ALX" brand with model number S00161 or S00162, manufactured before November 20, 1999. The brand name and model number are on the skate's tongue. The manufacturing date is stamped in the heel of the skate, on the footbed. It is written as the year, month and day (for example, 19991002 is October 2, 1999). Women's skates are maroon and silver in sizes 4 through 11. Men's skates are gray and orange in sizes 5 through 14.
The file
- Sold at
- Sporting goods stores nationwide sold the skates from August 1999 through November 1999 for about $200.
- Product type
- Skates
- Made in
- South Korea
- Recalled by
- K2 Corp., of Vashon, Wash.
Incident log
There have been no incidents or injuries reported with these skates. This recall is being conducted to prevent injury.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using these skates immediately and return them to the store where purchased, for free replacement skates.
For more information, call K2 Corp. at (800) 426-1617 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Consumers also can access the company's website at http://www.K2skates.com/flight_recall.htm
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
