Avalanche transceiver
PIEPS · Vector
Hobby/sports equipmentAsphyxiation
- Country of origin
- Austria
- Notifying country
- Austria
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The rapid draining of the battery may cause the device to quickly switch off; a transceiver without power can neither send or receive signals in the event of an avalanche. The product does not comply with the Directive 1999/5/EC on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal equipment.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 1 September 2013
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 1 September 2013
Product
- Description
- Digital, 4 antennas avalanche transceiver with GPS support for rescuing.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A11/0021/14 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2014-005
- Published
- 30 January 2014
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/97551
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