Flow Sports Inc. Recalls Snowboard Bindings Due to Fall Hazard

Flow Flite-series bindings

Flow 2014 Flite-series snowboard bindings

Recall Date: March 3rd, 2015
Type: Snowboarding
Units: About 10,400
Hazards: A pin can disengage and cause the binding to open, posing a fall hazard.
Remedies: Replace
Refund
Repair
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled snowboard bindings and contact Flow Sports for a free repair or to return the bindings for free replacement bindings or a full refund.

Description

This recall involves Flow 2014 Flite-series snowboard bindings with model names Flite, Haylo, Micron Youth, Flite LTD and Flite MTN. The bindings have a snaplock lever on the rear, a cable adjustment dial on the side of the baseplate, a matte texture finish on the baseplate and a glossy "Flow" and Flow's logo on the hiback. They are black; black and white; black, white and blue; or black, white, blue and yellow. "Flow" is printed on the side of the bindings.

Images:

Flow Flite-series bindings

Location of pin and snaplock

Location of hiback, baseplate and rear snaplock lever

Consumer Contact:

Flow Sports toll-free at (855) 920-9955 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or online at www.flow.com and click on “Safety Notice” for more information.

Injuries:

Flow Sports has received 30 reports of the pins disengaging from the bindings. No injuries have been reported.

Retailers:

Dick’s Sporting Goods, EVO, SNSboards, Sport Chalet, The House, Wired Sport, Zumiez and other stores nationwide and online from July 2014 through February 2015 for between $110 and $150 for the bindings.