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GEAR NEWS: Black Diamond Issues Product Safety Recall for the Vision Harness

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 UKC Gear 04 Mar 2025

Innsbruck, Austria (February 27, 2025) – Black Diamond Equipment Europe GmbH is recalling the Vision harnesses due to premature degradation of its specialized materials and construction. This has the potential to create a risk of serious injury or death. Consumers who own the Black Diamond Vision harness should immediately stop using it and follow the recall procedures. Black Diamond is committed to addressing this matter swiftly and proactively. The European market surveillance authorities have been notified.

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 Moacs 09 Mar 2025
In reply to UKC Gear:

Strewth.  Just checked mine - a Momentum it turns out.

However, the failure appears to be UV degradation of the vectran material (https://ukbouldering.com/threads/black-diamond-vision-harness-recall.34399/) and my waistband looks very similar to that one...

 Wil Treasure 09 Mar 2025
In reply to Moacs:

> my waistband looks very similar to that one...

Except your harness is not made of Vectran.

 Moacs 09 Mar 2025
In reply to Wil Treasure:

Which is quite a relief!

 FactorXXX 09 Mar 2025
In reply to Wil Treasure:

> Except your harness is not made of Vectran.

I know someone who is still climbing with a harness made of Vivan. 


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