Head USA Recalls Ski Boots Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Fall Hazard
Home product recall 26-395. Announced by CPSC on Apr 9, 2026.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 9, 2026. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace or Repair what’s offered
- About 1,365 (In addition, about 525 were sold in Canada) 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 fluorescent yellow materials of the boot shell and sole inserts can deteriorate and break, posing a risk of serious injury from a fall.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the recalled ski boots immediately and contact Head USA or a Head authorized retailer. For recalled boots with fluorescent boot shell materials, Head will provide free replacement boots in a newer equivalent model upon return of the recalled boots. For recalled boots with yellow sole inserts, Head will provide free replacement sole inserts, which can be installed by the consumer or by a ski shop.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: replace or repair.
- How to reach the firm: Head USA toll-free at 800-874-3235, option 3, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at info@us.head.com or online at https://www.head.com/en_US/recalls or https://www.head.com/en_US/ and click on “Recalls” at the bottom of the page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Head Ski Boots with fluorescent yellow components from model years 2016 through 2022 with the model names and article codes shown in the following charts. The article code consists of six digits and is marked in the heel area on the inner side of the left boot. Chart 1 - Boots with fluorescent yellow shell materials eligible for replacement: Article code Model name Production years 606616 NEXT EDGE 85HT Rental model 2016 2017 607056 VECTOR EVO ST 2017 607311 ADVANT EDGE 65 R Rental model 2017 607335 RAPTOR 50HT Rental model junior 2017 2018 607337 RAPTOR 40HT Rental model junior 2017 2018 608033 608032 VECTOR RS 130 VECTOR RS 130S No liner 2018 608113 ADVANT EDGE 105 2018 609060 VECTOR EVO ST 2019 607121 ADVANT EDGE 95 2017 601113 FORMULA RS 120 2021 601150 FORMULA 120 2021 602113 FORMULA RS 120 GW 2022 602124 FORMULA 120 GW 2022 602127 FORMULA 120 2022 Chart 2 - Boots with fluorescent yellow sole inserts eligible for new sole inserts: Article code Model name Production years 605048 VECTORRS 2015 605052 VECTOR EVO XR 2016 2017 606035 VECTOR EVO ST 2016 606115 ADVANT EDGE 95 2016 601105 FORMULA 130 RS 2021 601140 FORMULA 130 2021.
About 1,365 (In addition, about 525 were sold in Canada) units, as CPSC gives them.
Head Ski Boots.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Head USA Inc., Boulder, Colorado.
- Various ski retailers nationwide and online from September 2015 through March 2026 for between $500 to $750.
- Made in Czech Republic, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
None reported
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- 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.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.