InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert: ARVA – Avalanche safety equipment
Name: NEO BT PRO
Category: 10
Date: 2025-02-28
Product Category: Electrical appliances and equipment
Risk Type: Injuries, Security
Danger: A faulty electronic component causes a malfunction of the device, rendering it inoperative in transmit and search mode. This defect can hinder or impair the rescue of people buried under snow. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive (RED).
Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 29/01/2025
Description: Avalanche casualty detector. Product sold online, in particular via arva-equipment.com.
Notifying Country: France
Country of Origin: France
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk