Salewa North America Khion ski boots

What went wrong

The notice saysThe ski boots can inadvertently switch from "ski" to "walk" mode, the boots' upper cuffs can separate, and in the Khion Carbon model, the carbon boot shell can crack, 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 three models of the Dynafit Khion Ski Boots: (1) Khion Boot Men, (2) Khion Boot Women, and (3) Khion Carbon Boot. The Khion Boot Men is a dark gray boot with gray, black boot buckles and model number 08-0000061502. The Khion Boot Women is a red boot with black, red boot buckles and model number 08-0000061503. The Khion Carbon Boot is a white boot with green, white, black boot buckles and model number 08-0000061504. Additionally, all of the recalled ski boots have the word "KHION" printed across the toe of the boot. The model number is printed on a UPC sticker affixed to the inside of the tongue of the ski boot liner.

Numbers named in the notice that you can match against the label, box or receipt:

• 08-0000061502
• 08-0000061503
• 08-0000061504

What the notice tells you to do

RemedyConsumers should immediately stop using the recalled ski boots and contact Dynafit for a full refund or a free replacement.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: Dynafit toll-free at 844-412-7013 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, email at [email protected] or online at http://www.dynafit.com/us/blog/news/recall-khion/ for more information.

The recall is 10 years old, and the last pairs were sold about 10 years ago. The notice gives a phone number, an email address 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 1,300 units, this is the 87th 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 9 months (October 2015 to June 2016), against a median of 7 months across recalls that state one. The recall came 4 months after the last sale date.
• The notice gives a price of $800 to $900. For ski and snowboard boots in the archive the typical stated price is about $625, so this pair sat at the pricier end of its group.
• The notice cites 4 reports before the recall. 36 of the 95 detailed notices in the archive cite no incidents at all.

Year, part, store and origin

• 2016 brought 4 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 43,800 units in all. This was the 3rd of the year by date and the 4th 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%).
• 4 reports on about 1,300 units works out to roughly 308 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 1,300 units come to roughly $1.1 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.