Rome Snowboards Recalls Bindings Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Rome Snowboards Co., of Waterbury, Vt., has announced a voluntary recall of About 2,900 in the United States and 220 in Canada Snowboard Boot Bindings. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. The snowboard bindings base plate can break at cold temperatures, posing a fall hazard to snowboarders. The firm has received 14 reports of base plates breaking. No injuries have been reported. This recall involves the Rome Snowboards Co. 2010 United snowboard bindings. The bindings come in black and red color themes and in sizes small, medium and large. Rome is printed on the highback. The bindings also have graphics on the back of the highback and on the rear portion of the baseplate. The snowboard bindings were sold at snow sports retailers from September 2009 through December 2009 for about $160. They were manufactured in China. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled snowboard bindings and contact Rome Snowboards for free replacement bindings. Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Rome Snowboards at (866) 289-9990 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, or visit the firms Web site at www.romesnowboards.com