Black Diamond 2010 Avalung Pack Recall - Snowboarding Forum

**killclimbz** · 12-14-2010, 12:43 PM

I think the title says it all.

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2010 Black Diamond AvaLung Pack Recall

Salt Lake City, Utah (December 14, 2010) - Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. has recently discovered that the intake tubing on certain 2010 AvaLung Packs may crack under extremely cold temperatures. We are working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, and are in the process of obtaining final approval for a recall.
The recall will pertain only to a limited manufacturing run of Black Diamond AvaLung packs produced in 2010, which can be identified by the following PO# and model combination:

Recalls & Notices - Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd.

Not sure if anyone on the boards here has a 2010 Avalung pack, but if you do, check it out.

jeri534 · 12-16-2010, 07:13 PM

Just got my agent avalung, luckily its not an affected pack.

Triple8Sol · 12-17-2010, 01:47 AM

Thanks for the heads up. I'm still hoping to pickup their Outlaw Avalung pack sooner than later...

PowSurfer · 12-18-2010, 01:45 AM

bummer, the pack I just got a couple weeks ago is recalled! Their saying possibly late march until a fix, super bummer

**killclimbz** · 12-20-2010, 08:41 AM

I was under the impression that BD was fixing or replacing these promptly? Is this wrong?

linvillegorge · 12-20-2010, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by PowSurfer

bummer, the pack I just got a couple weeks ago is recalled! Their saying possibly late march until a fix, super bummer

roremc · 12-20-2010, 12:01 PM

Can you get your money back for it? March seems like total bullshit!

**killclimbz** · 12-20-2010, 02:24 PM

Black Diamond should replace that pack with a non recalled or fix it asap imo. That's bullshit if they don't. You bought that pack to use this season after all...

PowSurfer · 12-20-2010, 06:13 PM

spoke with both backcountry.com and BD today. I can return the pack for full refund from BC or send the avalung only to BD and they will check it out and send back if it's ok, or replace the avalung in late march when available. probably send it in to BD to see if it's effected then go from there.

**killclimbz** · 12-21-2010, 08:11 AM

Just send it back to BC and buy another one. The recalled packs are all pulled from stock. At least that is the way I'd do it.

12-16-2010, 07:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
jeri534 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 393	Just got my agent avalung, luckily its not an affected pack. Last edited by jeri534; 12-16-2010 at 07:19 PM.

12-17-2010, 01:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
Triple8Sol Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 3,686 Blog Entries: 1	Thanks for the heads up. I'm still hoping to pickup their Outlaw Avalung pack sooner than later... __________________ 14 NeverSummer Proto HD . 13 Never Summer Cobra . 12 Gnu Rider's Choice C2PTX 13 Now IPO . 12 K2 Formula . 11 K2 Formula 13 NB x 686 580

12-20-2010, 12:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
roremc Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Banff, Alberta Posts: 1,107	Can you get your money back for it? March seems like total bullshit! __________________ So many runs so little time.

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12-18-2010, 01:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
PowSurfer Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 1 hr west of tahoe Posts: 72	bummer, the pack I just got a couple weeks ago is recalled! Their saying possibly late march until a fix, super bummer

12-20-2010, 08:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
killclimbz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Front Range Posts: 9,165	I was under the impression that BD was fixing or replacing these promptly? Is this wrong?

12-20-2010, 02:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
killclimbz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Front Range Posts: 9,165	Black Diamond should replace that pack with a non recalled or fix it asap imo. That's bullshit if they don't. You bought that pack to use this season after all...

12-20-2010, 06:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
PowSurfer Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 1 hr west of tahoe Posts: 72	spoke with both backcountry.com and BD today. I can return the pack for full refund from BC or send the avalung only to BD and they will check it out and send back if it's ok, or replace the avalung in late march when available. probably send it in to BD to see if it's effected then go from there.

12-21-2010, 08:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
killclimbz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Front Range Posts: 9,165	Just send it back to BC and buy another one. The recalled packs are all pulled from stock. At least that is the way I'd do it.