ARVA Recalls NEO BT PRO Avalanche Transceivers Due to Risk of Loss of Emergency Transmission; Risk of Serious Injury or Death

Official action

Source. US Consumer Product Safety Commission

Official identifier. 25-164

Date. 2025-02-27

Jurisdiction. United States

Hazard (official). A fuse within the avalanche transceiver can be defective and cause power to drain from the battery, posing a risk of loss of emergency communication which could result in serious injury or death.

Action / remedy (official). Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled device and contact NIC IMPEX ARVA CORP. for a free inspection and repair. The firm will give consumers a shipping label to return the recalled transceiver.

Product. ARVA Neo BT Pro Avalanche Transceivers

Identification details. This recall involves ARVA Neo BT Pro Avalanche Transceivers. The transceivers are black plastic with an LCD screen below a red mark button. NEO BT PRO is written on the left side of the device. The affected beacons have serial numbers NBP00052-1027 to NBP00287-1127 and NB00300-1127 to NB11675-0329. The serial number is located inside the battery compartment on the underside of the battery compartment lid.

Units. About 1,067

Incidents reported by CPSC. None reported

Remedy type. Repair

Sold at. Winter outdoor sporting goods and ski and snowboard stores nationwide and online at arva-equipment.com, backcountry.com and Evo.com from September 2022 through January 2025 for about $430.

Official record

Licence: US Government recall data made available for business and application reuse

Attribution: Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice