Notices, Warnings, Alerts & Recalls

Safety Alert: Call for visual inspection of SIMBA and SWAN EASYFIT
Operator
Safety Alert: Call for visual inspection of SIMBA and SWAN EASYFIT
Categories: | Alert | CURRENT | Operator
3 March 2026 Call for visual inspection of SIMBA CLIMBING (C065BA00)/SIMBA PARK (C065AA001) and SWAN EASYFIT STEEL  (C062AA00 and C062AA01)/SWAN EASYFIT STAINLESS (C062BA00 and C062BA01) harnesses following the discovery, on... Read more...
Recall of NOMIC (U021AA00) and ERGONOMIC (U022AA00) ice axes
Sport
Recall of NOMIC (U021AA00) and ERGONOMIC (U022AA00) ice axes
Categories: | CURRENT | Recall | Sport
24 February 2026   Recall of certain batches of NOMIC (U021AA00) and ERGONOMIC (U022AA00) ice axes due to a risk of handle failure that could cause the climber to fall.... Read more...
Safety Alert: Petzl ASTRO and CANYON GUIDE
Operator Professional
Safety Alert: Petzl ASTRO and CANYON GUIDE
Categories: | Alert | CURRENT | Operator | Professional
24 February 2026 User feedback alerted Petzl to premature wear of the screws on the gated ventral attachment point on ASTRO rope access harnesses manufactured before October 2023 (harnesses that... Read more...
Recall - Petzl NEWTON Harnesses
Professional
Recall - Petzl NEWTON Harnesses
Categories: | CURRENT | Professional | Recall
MARCH 4 2025   RECALL OF NEWTON, NEWTON FAST, AND NEWTON EASYFIT HARNESSES - EUROPEAN VERSIONS.   Petzl is recalling certain harnesses in the NEWTON European Version range manufactured in... Read more...
Safety Alert - Petzl GRILLON
Operator Professional
Safety Alert - Petzl GRILLON
Categories: | Alert | CLOSED | Operator | Professional
CLOSED. 4 JANUARY 2024 Petzl requests the inspection of certain GRILLON products following the detection of ropes mounted incorrectly in the rope adjuster of recently produced GRILLON products. In such... Read more...
Call for inspection Petzl ASTRO and CANYON GUIDE harnesses
Operator Professional
Call for inspection Petzl ASTRO and CANYON GUIDE harnesses
Categories: | Alert | CLOSED | Operator | Professional
CLOSED. OCTOBER 25, 2023 Request for inspection of ASTRO and CANYON GUIDE harnesses following the detection of a defect on the gated opening attachment point of an ASTRO harness. Due... Read more...
Recall Petzl TRAC CLUB TROLLEY
Operator
Recall Petzl TRAC CLUB TROLLEY
Categories: | CLOSED | Operator | Recall
CLOSED. MARCH 22, 2022 We did not sell any of the affected TRAC CLUB Trolley Pulleys [ P023AB00 or P023AB01 (5 pk)] in Australia. The following alert notice is provided... Read more...
Petzl PIRANA Recall
Operator Sport
Petzl PIRANA Recall
Categories: | CLOSED | Operator | Recall | Sport
CLOSED. JANUARY 25, 2022 Recall of PIRANA descenders (D005AA00 and D005AA01) due to a drowning risk if the rope accidentally gets blocked in the blocking slot. Immediately stop using the... Read more...
Recall SCORPIO EASHOOK LANYARD
Operator Sport
Recall SCORPIO EASHOOK LANYARD
Categories: | CLOSED | Operator | Recall | Sport
CLOSED. NOVEMBER 15 2021 None Sold in Australia. Informational only - no local recall. Recall of SCORPIO EASHOOK (L060BA00) lanyards, sold individually or as part of the KIT VIA FERRATA EASHOOK... Read more...
Safety information: ZIGZAG / ZIGZAG PLUS / ZILLON
Professional
Safety information: ZIGZAG / ZIGZAG PLUS / ZILLON
Categories: | Alert | CLOSED | Professional
CLOSED AUGUST 31 2021 Download PDF Alert Notice from Petzl Australia   Petzl have received reports from users experiencing rope slippage while using the ZIGZAG®, ZIGZAG® PLUS and ZILLON. Following these... Read more...
Inspection of Petzl low-stretch kernmantle ropes
Operator Professional Sport
Inspection of Petzl low-stretch kernmantle ropes
Categories: | Alert | CLOSED | Operator | Professional | Sport
CLOSED. JULY 21 2020 One of Petzl’s clients found 2 critical defects on his Petzl low-stretch kernmantle ropes. To date, no other client has reported similar defects to us, and... Read more...
Safety alert from the UIAA
Operator Sport
Safety alert from the UIAA
Categories: | Alert | CLOSED | Operator | Sport
CLOSED. MARCH 30 2020   This safety alert concerns any harness that is used for canyoning, and is issued by the UIAA. A new canyoning season will soon begin. Now... Read more...
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