Smith Optics snow skiing
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 5, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 5, 2022the latest report was made
- Dec 5, 2022the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Smith Optics
- Maker
- SMITH SPORT OPTICSMakers, 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 |
|---|---|
| December 2022 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
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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No one hurt Made Dec 5, 2022, sent to the company Dec 20, 2022, published by CPSC Jan 12, 2023
The product, in the report: - Smith Variance MIPS Snow Helmet - Men’s - Size: medium, color: Matte Fire Split - Bought from REI in 2019
- Smith Variance Snow Helmet - In a ski resort, I was buckling in the chin strap of the helmet and gave it a light tug to test it and the strap pulled off. Nothing actually looks broken in the chin strap/buckle system, but a light pull was able to pull the strap fully through the buckle. I tried looping the strap through but there doesn’t seem to be enough friction to make the strap “catch” and stay on when being pulled. The plastic buckle that “clicks” into place seems fine itself. - I was not injured since I discovered this during lunch at the resort but the strap cannot be trusted to hold the helmet in place.
- Model
- Variance MIPS Snow Helmet
- Bought from
- REI, California
- Bought
- Feb 18, 2019
- Where
- Solitude, Utah: Place of Recreation or Sports
- Who was involved
- Age 32, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Smith Optics, made or sold by SMITH SPORT OPTICS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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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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