Expedition Equipment—Sterling Rope 8mm Bound Loop Prusiks, 8mm Edge Restraints, 8mm Nylon PER Sewn Eyes, 8mm Accessory Eyes

PRA number

2014/13939

Published date

13 Jan 2014

Product description

Sewn 8mm cord, either as prusiks loops, end termination for Aztek or Pocket Hauler kit systems, or custom length cord.

Identifying features

Sterling Rope products display the production lot number in two places. The lot number is printed on the barcode label affixed to their Care, Use and Retirement document. The lot number is also printed on the shrink tube label on the sewn portion of the prusik. Please see the attached table for affected lot numbers.

Other identifying numbers

Sterling Rope products display the production lot number in two places. The lot number is printed on the barcode label affixed to their Care, Use and Retirement document. The lot number is also printed on the shrink tube label on the sewn portion of the prusik.

Please see the attached table for affected lot numbers.

Why the product is recalled

The bound loop prusiks may not conform to Sterling Rope quality standards and may break at a lower load than the published values.

What the hazards are to consumers

If the bound loops break at a lower load than they are rated for, this could cause failure to the system and result in a potential fall hazard.

What consumers should do

Consumers should return the product to the place of purchase for a replacement.

Supplier

Expedition Equipment

Traders who sold this product

Southern Cross Equipment, K2 Basecamp & Bushcraft Equipment

Where the product was sold

Nationally