PERFORMER PRO RECALL

Name of Product: Performer Pro Combo Skis

Hazard: During falls, the binding’s retention rate can outperform the strength of the ski, causing breaks and delamination of the ski.

Remedy: Refund / Store Credit for O’Brien Watersports gear.

Consumers should immediately stop using the Performer Pro Combo Skis and contact there O’Brien Watersports dealer for a store credit of O’Brien Watersports gear or refund.

Wake Action Sports Ltd Ph: 0274462692 or bruce@wakeaction.co.nz 

Units: About 60 pairs of skis sold in New Zealand since 2011

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. From 2011 to 2017, the skis were equipped with O’Brien’s “X9” binding. In 2018, the skis were equipped with O’Brien’s “Avid” binding. The skis are also equipped with 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.

2121100             Performer Pro Combo Skis in red/white/yellow

2141102             Performer Pro Combo Skis in blue/green

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

Incidents/Injuries: O’Brien Watersports Inc. has received three reports of leg injuries associated with skis breaking or bindings pulling off the ski during falls while slalom skiing.

Sold at: O’Brien Dealers across New Zealand. https://www.obriennewzealand.co.nz/dealers 

Importer/Distributor in New Zealand: Wake Action Sports Ltd

Brand Owner: O’Brien Watersports Inc. of Snoqualmie, WA. USA.

Manufacturer: Playmaker Co. Ltd. of Taichung, Taiwan, and CHN Mawei, Fuzhou Playmaker Co. Ltd. of Fujian, China

Manufactured in: Taiwan and China