CPSC Consumer products recall ·
Kimpex Recalls Snowmobile Ski and Adaptor Kits Due to Crash Hazard and Risk of Serious Injury
- Recall number
- CPSC-25186
- Date
- Company / brand
- Kimpex
- Category
- Consumer products › Other consumer products
- Units affected
- About 1,980 (In addition, 2,600 were sold in Canada)
- Hazard tags
- Crash risk Injury risk
Read the official CPSC notice ↗
Product
Kimpex Ski and Adaptor Kits
Description
This recall involves Kimpex Rush and Kimpex Arrow II Ski Kits and Kimpex Rush and Kimpex Arrow II adaptor kits. The recalled kits are used to replace the skis on snowmobiles and were sold in red, green, yellow, white, black and blue. "Kimpex" is stamped on both sides of the snowmobile's ski handles.
Hazard
The skis can detach from the snowmobile, posing a crash hazard and risk of serious injury.
Incidents / injuries
The firm has received two reports of the skis falling off snowmobiles. No injuries have been reported.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using snowmobiles equipped with the recalled Kimpex ski kits and adaptor kits, and contact a Kimpex dealer for a free repair kit.
Remedy type: Repair
Contact: Kimpex Inc. at 800-561-6461 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at service@kimpex.com, or online at https://www.kimpex.com/en-us/page/safety-recalls or www.kimpex.com and click on "Safety Recalls" for more information. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Where it was sold
Kimpex USA dealers nationwide and online at Kimpex.com and other websites from April 2022 through January 2025 for between $300 and $500 for the Kimpex Rush and Kimpex Arrow II Ski Kits, and about $23 for the Ski Adaptor Kits.
Manufactured in: Canada (ski kits), China (adaptor kits)
Source: CPSC (consumer products), recall CPSC-25186. Official notice. Republished from public data; RecallFlag is not affiliated with the CPSC.