Black Diamond Wiregate Carabiners, Solid Gate Carabiners, Locking Screwgate Carabiners carabiner / quickdraw — injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesMar 18, 2016

Photo from the official notice: Black Diamond Wiregate Carabiners, Solid Gate Carabiners, Locking Screwgate Carabiners carabiner / quickdraw — injuries risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

A defect in the gate of the carabiner could cause the carabiner to fail or function incorrectly. As a consequence, the user could fall from a height. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.

Measures taken

Recall of the product from end users — Importer (03/02/2016)

Product description

Carabiner / quickdraw used for climbing to protect against falls from a height.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

Key facts

Brand	Black Diamond
Product	Wiregate Carabiners, Solid Gate Carabiners, Locking Screwgate Carabiners · Carabiner / quickdraw
Model / type	Locking Screwgate Carabiners: Rocklock Screwgate, Positron Screwgate, Mini Pear Biner Screwgate, Vaporlock Screwgate, Nitron Screwgate., Solid Gate Carabiners: Positron, Nitron, "D", Oval., Wiregate Carabiners: Hotwire, Oz, Neutrino, Ovalwire , Hoodwire.
Batch	Carabiners with an "A" in the production code are not concerned by the recall.Carabiners and quickdraws with a manufacturing code between 4350 and 6018 are affected.
Category	Hobby/sports equipment
Country of origin	United States
Reported by	Austria
Risk level	Serious risk
Published	Mar 18, 2016
Case number	A12/0333/16