K2 and Marker USA snow skiing
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 15, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 15, 2012the latest report was made
- Feb 15, 2012the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- K2 and Marker USA
- Maker
- K-2 CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Snow skiingThe activity, its clothing or equipmentCPSC’s product type: Snow Skiing (Activity, Apparel or Equipment) (code 3283), in Sports and Recreation: Ice & Snow Sports
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Feb 15, 2012, sent to the company Mar 9, 2012, published by CPSC Mar 9, 2012
The product, in the report: 2007/2008 K2 Apache Recons skis with Marker MOD 12.0 bindings
2007/2008 K2 Apache Recons with Marker MOD 12.0 bindings. My husband, an advanced skier, was skiing last year (2011) with the above mentioned skis on a blue run and his binding released for no apparent reason. The result of the pre-release was a fall that tore the labrum in his shoulder, resulting in surgery. He suspected the bindings were releasing early so he went to a ski shop afterwards to see if his settings were correct and they were. Fast forward one year after shoulder surgery, he was skiing on a groomed run, his binding released again resulting in a cracked Tibial Plateau. I took the skis to have the bindings tested at a reputable ski shop. According to the ski shop the DIN and forward pressure were set correctly and the bindings passed a static test.
I called Marker USA and they referred me to K2. K2 basically said they trusted what the ski shop found and that if I wanted to send the skis back for further testing by their engineers they would take a look at them. K2 showed no concern for the fact that the binding was clearly failing on snow and that the bindings could repeatedly release for no apparent reason, causing injuries. K2 only cared that the bindings passed a static indoor test.
I researched Marker bindings on the web and they clearly have a history of pre-releasing. Marker and their associated ski manufacturing partners need to take responsibility for the pre-release defects resulting in injuries.
The shoulder injury was February 2011. The leg injury was January 2012
- Model
- K2 Apache Recons with Marker MOD 12 bindings
- Serial number
- 167 167070540398
- Bought from
- Evogear.com
- Bought
- Mar 10, 2008
- Where
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado: Place of Recreation or Sports
- Who was involved
- Age 51, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand K2 and Marker USA, made or sold by K-2 Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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