Kimpex Recalls Snowmobile Ski and Adaptor Kits Due to Crash Hazard and Risk of Serious Injury

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 21, 2025 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –

Kimpex Recall Summary

Name of Product: Kimpex Ski and Adaptor Kits

Hazard: The skis can detach from the snowmobile, posing a crash hazard and risk of serious injury.

Remedy: Repair

Recall Date: March 20, 2025

Units: About 1,980 (In addition, 2,600 were sold in Canada)

Consumer Contact: Kimpex Inc. at 800-561-6461 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at [email protected], or online at https://www.kimpex.com/en-us/page/safety-recalls or www.kimpex.com and click on “Safety Recalls” for more information. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly.

Kimpex Recall Details

In Conjunction With: CANADA

Description: This recall involves Kimpex Rush and Kimpex Arrow II Ski Kits and Kimpex Rush and Kimpex Arrow II adaptor kits. The recalled kits are used to replace the skis on snowmobiles and were sold in red, green, yellow, white, black and blue. “Kimpex” is stamped on both sides of the snowmobile’s ski handles.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using snowmobiles equipped with the recalled Kimpex ski kits and adaptor kits, and contact a Kimpex dealer for a free repair kit.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received two reports of the skis falling off of snowmobiles. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At: Kimpex USA dealers nationwide and online at Kimpex.com and other websites from April 2022 through January 2025 for between $300 and $500 for the Kimpex Rush and Kimpex Arrow II Ski Kits, and about $23 for the Ski Adaptor Kits.

Manufacturer(s): Kimpex Inc., of Drummondville, Canada

Distributor(s): Kimpex (U.S.A.) Ltd., of Champlain, New York

Manufactured In: Canada (ski kits), China (adaptor kits)

Recall number: 25-186

About the U.S. CPSC

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.

Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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