O'Brien Watersports Recalls Water Skis Due to Injury Hazard

Recalled March 14, 2019 · CPSC recall 19083 · O'Brien Watersports

Hazard

The skis can detach from the binding during a fall, allowing the ski to break, posing an injury hazard to the user

Remedy

Refund

Units

About 3,560 (in addition, about 700 were sold in Canada)

Incidents / injuries

O'Brien Watersports has received three reports of leg injuries from skis breaking or bindings pulling off the ski during falls while slalom skiing.

Description

This recall involves O'Brien Performer Pro Combo Skis. These skis have a binding mounted to a plastic plate that is then mounted on the ski top. The skis were equipped with O'Brien's X9 or Avid bindings, printed on the bindings, and an aluminum fin. O'Brien's Performer Combo Skis, which are equipped with a plastic fin and O'Brien's "X8" binding, are unaffected by this recall. Item Number Product Name 2111112 Performer Pro Combo Skis in black/gold 2121100 Performer Pro Combo Skis in red/white/yellow 2141102 Performer Pro Combo Skis in blue/green 2161102 Performer Pro Combo Skis in black/grey/yellow 2181104 Performer Pro Combo Skis in black/grey/yellow

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the Performer Pro Combo Skis and contact O'Brien Watersports for a store credit or a full refund.

Contact

O’Brien Watersports at 800-662-7436 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday or online at https://obrien.com and click on Recall for more information.

Product

Performer Pro Combo water skis

Manufacturer(s)

Playmaker Co. Ltd. of Taichung, Taiwan · CHN Mawei, Fuzhou Playmaker Co. Ltd. of Fujian, China

Imported by

O'Brien Watersports Inc., of Snoqualmie, Wash.

Retailers

Overton's and other watersports and sporting goods stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from January 2011 to April 2018 for about $300.

Made in

Taiwan · China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →