Head Rush Technologies Recalls TRUBLUE iQ and TRUBLUE iQ+ Auto Belays Due to Fall Hazard

Recall number

25165

Title

Head Rush Technologies Recalls TRUBLUE iQ and TRUBLUE iQ+ Auto Belays Due to Fall Hazard

Recall date

2025-02-27T00:00:00

Manufacturers

{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Head Rush Technologies, of Louisville, Colorado"}

Made in

{"Country":"United States"}

Importers

Distributors

Sold at

{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Online at www.headrushtech.com from May 2023 through December 2024 for between $2,800 to $4,600."}

Products

{"CategoryID":"","Description":"","Model":"","Name":"TRUBLUE iQ and TRUBLUE iQ+ Auto Belays","NumberOfUnits":"About 410","Type":""}

UPCs

Hazards

{"HazardType":"","HazardTypeID":"","Name":"The recalled auto belay device can fail to retract, posing a fall hazard and risk of serious injury or death."}

Remedies

{"Name":"Consumers should immediately stop using recalled auto belay devices and contact Head Rush Technologies for a free onsite inspection and repair."}

Injuries reported

{"Name":"The firm has received 109 reports of incidents of slow retraction, including one injury involving the auto belay not retracting, resulting in a fractured leg."}

Description

This recall involves TRUBLUE iQ Auto Belay Devices, which enable climbers to safely descend while climbing. The TRUBLUE iQ is gray with blue handles and a gray sash on the front cover. The TRUBLUE iQ+ has an added catch-and-hold brake on the front. The LT versions of the iQ and iQ+ have blue tags above the blue webbing hand grip; the XL versions have a purple tag. The recalled auto belay devices have a serial number within the following serial number ranges printed on the device's handle, as well on the bottom of the device: Products Models Serial Number Range TRUBLUE iQ LT TBiQ LT (12.5m) iQ0041591 through iQ0044486 TRUBLUE iQ+LT TBiQ+ LT (12.5m) iQP000401 through iQP000422 TRUBLUE iQ XL TBiQ XL (20m) iQXL01283 through iQXL03425 TRUBLUE iQ+XL TBiQ+ XL (20m) iQXLP0104 through iQXLP0215

Notice

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/Head-Rush-Technologies-Recalls-TRUBLUE-iQ-and-TRUBLUE-iQ-Auto-Belays-Due-to-Fall-Hazard

Last published

2025-02-27T00:00:00

Cite as

CPSC Consumer Product Recalls (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission), pages.json, sha256 1b022dde64a0, published 2026-09-24

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