CPSC, Montrail Inc. Announce Recall of Crampons; Products Used for Ice Climbing and Mountaineering
Home product recall 05-134. Announced by CPSC on Mar 11, 2005.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 11, 2005. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- 969 pairs units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The vertical rails at the front of these crampons can break, which could result in falls and injuries to consumers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these crampons immediately and contact Montrail to find out how to return them and for further recall details.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Contact Montrail toll-free at (800) 826-1598 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PST Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recall includes models I354, I356, and K364 sold under brand names I.C.E. 9 and Khumbu. The recall includes products with UPC numbers beginning with 619120036 and ending with 204, 211, 464, or 457. These model and UPC numbers are listed only on the packaging, but not on the products themselves.
969 pairs units, as CPSC gives them.
Crampons (used for ice climbing and mountaineering).
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
619120036204 -
UPC
619120036211 -
UPC
619120036464 -
UPC
619120036457
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Montrail Inc., Seattle, Wash.
- Outdoor equipment retailers nationwide, from September 2003 through Feb. 1, 2005, for between $135 and $185.
- Made in South Korea, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Montrail has received three reports of crampons breaking. No injuries were reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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