SCARPA North America F1 EVO Ski Boots with Tronic system component

What went wrong

The notice saysThe Tronic system, can unexpectedly switch from ski mode to walk mode, not allowing the boot to release from the binding, posing a fall or injury hazard.

In ski and snowboard boots a fall hazard usually comes from hardware: a cuff pivot, buckle, power strap, walk-mode lever or the sole interface with the binding. When one of those lets go, the boot can release or lose support at speed. That is why these recalls tend to offer repairs or replacement parts through the shop that sold the boots, rather than a refund.

How to tell if your pair is affected

Product description in the noticeThis recall involves the men’s and women’s SCARPA F1 EVO ski boots with the Tronic system component. The Tronic system locks the boot into the ski binding. The boots were sold in royal blue for men and aqua blue for women with "SCARPA" written in white letters on the lower outer side of the boot. The model name "F1 EVO" is printed on the upper right outside ankle cuff of the boots.

The notice gives no style numbers or barcodes, so you match on what it does give: the brand and style (F1 EVO Ski Boots with Tronic system component), the sale period (October 2014 to January 2015), the store (REI) and the “made in” label (Italy). If a detail does not line up, the recall contact below can confirm.

What the notice tells you to do

RemedyConsumers should immediately stop using the boots and contact SCARPA North America for a full refund.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: SCARPA North America toll-free at (866) 998-2895 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday or online at www.scarpa.com and click on the tab marked "F1 EVO RECALL" for more information.

The recall is 11 years old, and the last pairs were sold about 11 years ago. The notice gives a phone number and a website for the firm; contact details that old may no longer work, while the CPSC notice stays online as the record of the recall.

How this recall compares

• With about 2,100 units, this is the 76th largest of the 95 footwear recalls in our archive that give a U.S. unit count. The median recall in the archive covers about 7,200 units, so this one is well below typical size.
• 26 other footwear recalls in the archive cite the same kind of hazard (falls), 9 of them in adult / unisex footwear. The earliest in this group dates from 1998.
• The notice puts the sales window at about 4 months (October 2014 to January 2015), against a median of 7 months across recalls that state one. The recall came 2 months after the last sale date.
• The notice gives a price of $700. For ski and snowboard boots in the archive the typical stated price is about $625, so this pair sat near the middle of its group.
• The notice cites 2 reports before the recall. 36 of the 95 detailed notices in the archive cite no incidents at all.
• SCARPA North America appears in 2 other footwear recalls in the archive: F1 LT and F1 GT Ski Boots (2023), Maestrale RS and Maestrale Men’s Ski Boots (2019).

Year, part, store and origin

• 2015 brought 4 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 55,070 units in all. This was the 1st of the year by date and the 2nd largest by units.
• The notice names the shell or cuff as the part that fails. 9 other footwear recalls in the archive name the same part in their hazard statement; the most recent is Head Ski Boots (2026).
• Sold at REI. 5 other footwear recalls in the archive also list REI as a seller; the most recent is The North Face Women’s Shellista V Mid Waterproof Boots (2025).
• Made in Italy. 7 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list Italy (8%).
• 2 reports on about 2,100 units works out to roughly 95 reports per 100,000 units. The median across the 55 recalls that give both figures is 16, so this recall drew more reports per pair than most.
• At the stated price, the 2,100 units come to roughly $1.5 million of retail sales.

Comparisons use the 103 footwear recalls in our archive, read from the CPSC recall database on October 20, 2026. See data and methods.