
Flow 2014 Flite-series snowboard bindings
Flow Sports
A pin can disengage and cause the binding to open, posing a fall hazard.
- Fall
- About 10,400 units
- 30 reports
- Replacement or Refund or Repair
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CPSC recalls involving alpine ski bindings and snowboard bindings.
15 official CPSC notices published 1988–2015, covering at least 192,097 units.
Type the model number from your ski binding's label. Every model number named in a ski binding recall is listed below, grouped by notice.
7 model numbers
Marker and Kästle Twin Cam 12.0 ski bindings · 11-095 · 2011
Decathlon Quechua "Rn'x7FX" snowboard bindings · 06-104 · 2006
2004 Flow MK Series Snowboard Bindings · 05-087 · 2005
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Flow Sports
A pin can disengage and cause the binding to open, posing a fall hazard.

K2 Sports
The bindings can release unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard to snowboarders.


The binding's base plate can fracture from impact during use, posing a fall hazard to snowboarders.
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Marker Völkl
Steel springs in the heel pieces of the bindings could break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

The snowboard binding's base plate can break at cold temperatures, posing a fall hazard to snowboarders.
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The toe component of the ski bindings could fail to fully secure the ski boot to the ski binding, causing the binding to release unexpectedly. This could cause the skier to lose control or fall and suffer injuries.

The heel housing of the bindings can crack, causing the binding to release unexpectedly. This can cause the skier to lose control or fall and suffer injuries.
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The t-nuts that attach the buckles to the straps on the snowboard bindings can detach, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

K2 Sports
The cable that links the toe strap to the binding could break, posing a fall hazard to snowboarders.

Skiers can unintentionally displace a lever at the rear of the binding, which is used for fitting adjustment by ski technicians. If it is fully displaced, it can result in the unexpected release of the binding and possibly cause the user to fall.

The snowboard binding's plastic base can break during use, posing a risk that snowboarders can fall and suffer a serious injury.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once; 14 of 15 notices add a unit count. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Counted across all 15 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
REI (2) is the store named in the 14 notices that say where ski & snowboard bindings were sold. 3 of the 14 notices mention online sales.
The 13 notices that give a price range from $29 to $350. Half of them name a price of $130 or less.
By the 14 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 8 months or less; the longest for 10.5 years. Half the recalls came within 9 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A replacement in 4 of the 5 notices that name a remedy, a repair in 2, a refund in 1. Some notices offer more than one.
Fall is named in 13 of the 15 notices (87%), against 17% of all CPSC notices on file. Then impact (1) and laceration (1).
10 of the 14 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 2 report injuries. 4 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
3 of the 15 notices list model numbers. They also name date codes or manufacture dates in 2. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.
Where the notices say the numbers are: “on the box” and “on the model sticker located on the original packaging”.
China (5), Czech Republic (2), Hong Kong (2), Taiwan (2) and Austria (1), in the 14 notices that name a manufacturing country.
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Every notice, newest first. Unit counts are the U.S. figures each notice states.
| Date | Recall | Hazard | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2015 | Flow 2014 Flite-series snowboard bindings 15-087 | Fall | 10,400 |
| Apr 3, 2014 | K2 Kwicker and Kwicker BC snowboard bindings 14-727 | Fall | 767 |
| May 28, 2013 | GNU Snowboard Bindings 13-200 | Fall | 6,800 |
| Mar 20, 2012 | Bon Hiver Snowboard Bindings 12-134 | Fall, Impact | 200 |
| Jan 12, 2011 | Marker and Kästle Twin Cam 12.0 ski bindings 11-095 | Fall | 5,400 |
| May 12, 2010 | Rome Snowboards Snowboard Boot Bindings 10-230 | Fall | 2,900 |
| Nov 19, 2009 | Salomon SAS Alpine Ski Bindings 10-045 | Fall | 10,000 |
| Dec 23, 2008 | Atomic Skis Alpine Ski Bindings 09-077 | Fall | 125,000 |
| Aug 13, 2008 | Rossignol Ski 2007 Rossignol HC Snowboard Bindings 08-363 | Fall | 3,500 |
| May 20, 2008 | K2 "Auto" Series Snowboard Bindings 08-273 | Fall | 2,500 |
| May 30, 2007 | K2 Sports Marker M1 Demo Ski Bindings 07-554 | Fall | 7,400 |
| Mar 3, 2006 | Decathlon Quechua "Rn'x7FX" snowboard bindings 06-104 | Fall | 230 |
| Feb 1, 2005 | Rossignol and Dynastar Snowboard Bindings 05-535 | Fall | 11,000 |
| Jan 13, 2005 | 2004 Flow MK Series Snowboard Bindings 05-087 | — | 6,000 |
| Mar 3, 1988 | Tyrolia ski bindings 88-011 | Laceration | — |
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 15 recall notices for ski & snowboard bindings since 1988, covering at least 192,097 units. The most recent is “Flow Sports Inc. Recalls Snowboard Bindings Due to Fall Hazard” (CPSC 15-087), announced March 3, 2015.
No. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice for ski & snowboard bindings in 2026. The most recent was announced March 3, 2015 (CPSC 15-087).
“Atomic Skis USA Recalls Ski Bindings Due to Unexpected Release, Fall Hazard” (CPSC 09-077), announced December 23, 2008: about 125,000 units.
Brands named most often: K2 Sports (3), Atomic Skis, Decathlon, Rossignol, Rossignol Ski, Salomon and Salomon SAS, plus 6 more brands. Brand-name products are often made by another firm, so one recall can span several brands.
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. 3 of the 15 notices here list model numbers. They also name date codes or manufacture dates in 2.
Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across ski binding recalls, the remedies offered most often are replacement (4), repair (2) and refund (1).
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