Flow snowboarding
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 27, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 27, 2013the latest report was made
- Mar 27, 2013the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Flow
- Maker
- Flow Sports, IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- SnowboardingThe activity, its clothing or equipmentCPSC’s product type: Snowboarding (Activity, Apparel or Equipment) (code 5031), in Sports and Recreation: Ice & Snow Sports
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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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Emergency room Made Mar 27, 2013, sent to the company Apr 17, 2013, published by CPSC May 1, 2013
The product, in the report: Snow board Bindings
The caller stated that the while he was snowboarding down a slope the bindings cracked, his left foot slipped off the board and became stuck in the snow causing his ankle to dislocate. He was taken to the hospital in Big Bear Ca. where he was treated and transported to Loma linda hospital for further treatment.
The binding broke apart during normal wear and tear. Consumer spoke with mfr and they wanted him to send them the product, and they would replace it as a “get well soon” gift. I had modified the binding color on the cloth on top of the foot latch only, and the part that failed on me was the hard plastic base. This should never have happened.
UPDATE: I have over 15 years of snowboarding experience and what happened to me on March 18th 2013 was the frrst time I have seen or heard of this type of equipment failure. I was out with my stepson and his friend celebrating his birthday on a beautiful spring session. The weather and snow surfaces were ideal that day so I feel there were no factors that could have contributed to the reason my binding disintegrated while I was boarding down a black diamond run. I was traveling down a run that I have visited on several occasions while at Snow Summit ski resort in Big Bear CA. I was traveling a speed that I am very comfortable with while maneuvering to a trail crossing I started to slow up as I turned to the left everything was fine and then I started to tum to the right to head down another trail when my front foot began to wobble and then became dislodged from my snowboard. My foot planted into the soft snow and the momentum caused my left foot to become dislocated and break my fibula while I violently crashed to the ground. This was the worst pain I have felt in my life as well as the sight of my foot being turned the wrong direction was very difficult to deal with. In the paper work sent to me I stated that this was related to hazard #05-087. This was a completely separate area of the binding and that portion had functioned properly. I was transported to Big Bear hospital by my stepson and the moved to Lorna Linda medical center for further treatment. I have since required surgery to correct the damage from my fall. I contacted the manufacture and let them know about my fall and what the cause of the incident was. I was truthful and honest about the binding including that I was not happy with the fabric color and how I dyed it from white to black. This did not in any way affect the integrity of the bindirtg and it wasn’t even in the area that failed. The response from Flow was that there warranty states not to modify or alter there product, but they were to happy to send me a “get well soon” gift in the form of a new set of bindings if I sent them my damaged product. This did not sit well for me or my wife especially since they just seemed that they only wanted to secure the damaged equipment. In this declaration I have enclosed several photos for your database and for your documentation. Thank you
- Model
- MK03
- Serial number
- unknown
- Bought from
- Big Bear, California
- Bought
- Mar 3, 2007, about then
- Where
- Big Bear, California: Place of Recreation or Sports
- Who was involved
- Age 40, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Flow, made or sold by Flow Sports, Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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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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