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2 official CPSC notices naming GTHI, 2016–2017, across sports & outdoors.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced recall once. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Great Trango Holdings Inc. (GTHI)
The handle on the Vergo belay device can loosen and cause the device's assisted braking capacity to malfunction, posing fall and injury hazards to climbers.
Great Trango Holdings, Inc. (GTHI)
The head of the ice tool can detach from the shaft, posing a fall hazard to climbers.
The recall contact each official notice gives, newest first. Contacts can change after a notice is published; the notice itself is the final word.
As of October 1, 2026, CPSC has published 2 recall notices naming GTHI consumer products between 2016 and 2017, covering at least 2,820 units.
No. As of October 1, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice naming GTHI consumer products in 2026. The most recent was announced June 13, 2017 (CPSC 17-176).
“GTHI Recalls Climbing Belay Devices Due to Fall and Injury Hazards” (CPSC 17-176), announced June 13, 2017: about 2,600 units.
Find the model number on the product's rating label, then type it into the model-number lookup on this page. A match means the number appears in an official CPSC notice; open that notice to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Each notice names its own recall contact; the contacts for every GTHI notice are listed on this page. For the most recent one, Vergo belay devices (CPSC 17-176), call 800-860-3653, go to www.trango.com and email vergorecall@trango.com.