Salomon · Ski boot sole pads / Ski boots - Quest / Quest Pro / Quest Pro Prebax

The product poses a risk of injuries because in certain circumstances, when used with "low tech" ski touring bindings, the toe portion of the pad fails to fit securely to the binding, causing the binding to release unexpectedly and potentially causing the skier to fall. One accident reported.

Published: 06 August 2010
Notifying authority: France
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the manufacturer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: 1170/10
Model: The recall concerns models that have metal inserts in order to make them compatible with "low-tech" ski touring bindings.

Classification

Category: Hobby/sports equipment
Risk type: Injuries
Country of origin: Romania

Product description

The recall concerns:1. Sole pads for Salomon Quest ski touring boots, and 2. Quest ski touring boots supplied with the recalled sole pads. The sole pads have visible steel inserts intended to make them compatible with a specific type of ski touring binding, commonly referred to as a “low-tech binding". The products concerned were manufactured between October and December 2009.