Fischer RC4 Junior Ski Boots

What went wrong

The notice saysThe ski boot cuff can rotate, causing the lock mechanism to malfunction, posing a fall hazard and risk of injury to the consumer.

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 RC4 50, RC4 60, and RC4 65 Junior Ski Boots in sizes 21.5 to 27.5. The RC4 50 and RC4 60 were sold in Rhino Grey and Snow colors. The RC4 65 was sold in yellow. "Fischer" is printed on the lower shell on each boot, and the specific model and name is printed on the outside of the upper cuff, between the two top buckles. The size of the boot is stamped on the sole.

The notice gives no style numbers or barcodes, so you match on what it does give: the brand and style (Fischer RC4 Junior Ski Boots), the sizes (sizes 21), the sale period (October 2022 to February 2024), where it was sold (see “Sold at” above) and the “made in” label (Romania). 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 recalled RC4 Junior Ski Boots and contact Fischer Sports for instructions on how to receive a refund, a free replacement, or a free repair.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: Fischer Sports US at 800-844-7810 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, email at [email protected], or online at https://www.fischersports.com/voluntary-product-update-junior-alpine-ski-boot-recall or www.fischersports.com and click on "Voluntary Product Update Junior Alpine Ski Boots Recall" at the bottom of the page for more information.

The recall is 2 years old, and the last pairs were sold about 2 years ago. Most original owners have moved on to bigger sizes; the pairs still around tend to sit in donation bags, consignment shops and online resale listings. The notice gives a phone number, an email address and a website for the firm.

How this recall compares

• With about 1,460 units, this is the 85th 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), 5 of them in children’s footwear. The earliest in this group dates from 1998.
• The notice puts the sales window at about 17 months (October 2022 to February 2024), 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 $200 to $275. For ski and snowboard boots in the archive the typical stated price is about $625, so this pair sat at the cheaper end of its group.
• The notice cites 1 report before the recall. 36 of the 95 detailed notices in the archive cite no incidents at all.

Year, part, store and origin

• 2024 brought 3 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 7,020 units in all. This was the 3rd of the year by date and the 3rd 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).
• Made in Romania. 3 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list Romania (3%).
• 1 report on about 1,460 units works out to roughly 68 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 1,460 units come to roughly $350,000 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.