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Petzl NEWTON Harness (European Version)

Official notice

10 Mar 2025

Last checked

10 Mar 2025

An official Product Safety NZ notice concerns Petzl NEWTON Harness (European Version). Certain batches of the European Version of PETZL NEWTON harnesses manufactured in the second half of 2022 (SKU C073AA01 C073AA02), NEWTON FAST (SKU C073CA01 and C073CA02) and NEWTON EASYFIT (SKU C073EA00, C073EA01, and C073EA02) may contain nonconforming FAST LT buckles that could lead to a fatal fall. There is a risk that a buckle could fail to perfom as intended. In the most extreme case that could lead to a fatal fall. Published 2025-03-10.

What to do now

Stop using the product until it has been assessed. Go to Petzl NEWTON Recall where there are links and information on the recall.

Official notice

2025-03-10

The hazard

Certain batches of the European Version of PETZL NEWTON harnesses manufactured in the second half of 2022 (SKU C073AA01 C073AA02), NEWTON FAST (SKU C073CA01 and C073CA02) and NEWTON EASYFIT (SKU C073EA00, C073EA01, and C073EA02) may contain nonconforming FAST LT buckles that could lead to a fatal fall. There is a risk that a buckle could fail to perfom as intended. In the most extreme case that could lead to a fatal fall.

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Affected products

Product 1

The identifiers are on the product identification tag. The version, Ref (SKU), Series No (serial number) Sold from June 2022 to June 2023 and the following retailers/ suppliers: Action Safety Shaw's Wire Ropes Ltd Handling Equipment Canterbury NZ Safety Blackwoods- Manukau NZ Safety Blackwoods- Hornby Specialised Lifting Services Limited Total Site Supplies- Timaru Treetools

Risk / hazard

Certain batches of the European Version of PETZL NEWTON harnesses manufactured in the second half of 2022 (SKU C073AA01 C073AA02), NEWTON FAST (SKU C073CA01 and C073CA02) and NEWTON EASYFIT (SKU C073EA00, C073EA01, and C073EA02) may contain nonconforming FAST LT buckles that could lead to a fatal fall. There is a risk that a buckle could fail to perfom as intended. In the most extreme case that could lead to a fatal fall.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

NZ · New Zealand

Affected area 1

NZ · New Zealand

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

+64 3 434 9535

Brand: Petzl Newton Harness. Contact: Spelean (NZ) Ltd. Phone +64 3 434 9535.

Source & status

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Product recall

App estimate

high

Recall details

Classification

Product recall

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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