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title: "Petzl Recalls Lanyards with Carabiners Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death — CPSC recall 22072 | Is It on Recall"
description: "The carabiner's gate automatic closing system can malfunction, posing a risk of serious injury or death to the user."
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/cpsc-22072-petzl-recalls-lanyards-with-carabiners-due-to-risk-of-serious-injury-or-death/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
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# Petzl Recalls Lanyards with Carabiners Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death — CPSC recall 22072

Published notice; closure not supplied

The CPSC record supplies a notice and remedy, not a current closure determination.

Source date Feb 9, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: This recall involves Petzl Scorpio Eashook lanyards with aluminum carabiners at the end of two retractable polyethylene arms. The lanyard, designed for via ferrata and adventure park use, supports up to 264 pounds. It measures about 30 inches un-retracted, about 43 inches extended and the short arm length is about 14 inches. SCORPIO is printed on the gray zippered pouch that contains the energy absorber. Petzl is printed on the gray zipper pouch attached to the lanyard and a serial number ranging from 21A 0000000 000 through 21I 9999999 999 is printed on a white tag in that gray zipper pouch.
- **Reason**: The carabiner's gate automatic closing system can malfunction, posing a risk of serious injury or death to the user.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Petzl America LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah
- **Quantity**: About 230 (In addition, about 22 were sold in Canada)
- **Agency-reported status**: Published recall notice
- **Source record identifier**: 22072

[Open the official record](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Petzl-Recalls-Lanyards-with-Carabiners-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Read the product description and official photos for model and lot identifiers. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Last publish date**: Feb 9, 2022

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lanyards and contact Petzl for a full refund, including shipping. Consumers will be provided a postage-paid label to return their recalled lanyard.

[Read the current instructions](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Petzl-Recalls-Lanyards-with-Carabiners-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death)

### Contact in the notice

Petzl toll-free at 877-807-3805 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, email at Returns@petzl.com or online at www.petzl.com/US/en/Sport/recalls or www.petzl.com and click on "Sport, Customer Service, Safety Alerts" and select "Scorpio Eashook Lanyard Recall" for more information.

## Related records

[Other consumer products records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/other-consumer-products/) [Petzl America LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/petzl-america-llc-salt-lake-city-utah/)