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Salomon recalls ski boot
Tuesday April 27, 2010 - Email this article to a friend
It follows an injury after a man in a Quest Pro touring boot had an horrific fall in the USA when his boot released. He suffered a serious leg injury.
It appears the boot may not be compatible with some touring bindings and some people are raising the question of whether the boot has a serious design problem.
The issue came to light on this US backcountry blog site, Wild Snow, which is written by Lou Dawson.
Salomon has now withdrawn the boot and issued the following statement.
"Salomon has been informed of a potential incompatibility when using Salomon Quest Pro Boots and low tech touring bindings (ex: Dynafit, G3 Onyx model, Plume, ATK Race).
The same applies to the touring pads which were designed to allow other Quest boots to be compatible with low tech touring bindings.
Salomon Quest Pro Boots are compatible with the other touring bindings compliant with ISO9523 standard. Salomon started an investigation concerning the compatibility of its Quest Pro Boots with low tech touring bindings, immediately after being alerted to this potential problem and these investigations are still ongoing.
As a precautionary safety measure, Salomon announces that Salomon Quest Boots having a metal tech-fit for low tech touring bindings (Quest Pro boots) should not be used until further notice, and should be immediately returned to Salomon. For returns, contact Salomon at (801) 624-7581.
The same return request applies to the touring pads which were designed to allow other Quest boots to be compatible with low tech touring bindings. There are very limited quantities of these boots and pads in the market.
While most of these products were distributed without charge for trial purposes, a very small number may have been sold. In either case, the Quest Pro boots and touring pads should be returned to Salomon by retailers and skiers.
Appropriate replacements or credits will be arranged."
Since its original story the US blog site has carried out its own tests on the boot which makes for very interesting reading.
It is thought there are only a handful of the boots that are in use in North America.
The person injured has posted some details of the accident and his injuries here.
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