Black Diamond Equipment Scarpa T2X Telemark Ski Boots

What went wrong

The notice saysThe plastic boot cuff can crack when flexed open in an unbuckled non-skiing position, causing discomfort on the ankle or shin, making the problem evident prior to skiing and thus unsuitable for use.

This notice describes a hazard outside our main groups. Read the official wording carefully and compare the product details with your own pair.

How to tell if your pair is affected

Product description in the noticeThe two recalled models of T2X Telemark ski boot can be identified by a dual color ankle cuff and the marking T2X on the outside of each boot (boxes are marked with model numbers: 142045 Men’s and 142046). Repaired or replaced product can be identified by a single color cuff: Men’s cuffs are red, women’s cuffs are blue.

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

• 142045

What the notice tells you to do

RemedyConsumers should stop using the ski boots and return them to the nearest dealer for a free replacement.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: Contact Local Dealer or Black Diamond Equipment at (801) 278-5533 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT, or e-mail [email protected]

The recall is 20 years old. The notice gives a phone number and an email address 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 2,300 units, this is the 75th 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.
• 2 other footwear recalls in the archive cite a hazard outside the five main groups, 1 of them in adult / unisex footwear. The earliest in this group dates from 2004.
• The notice gives a price of $560. 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.

Year, part, store and origin

• 2005 brought 3 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 142,900 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 Italy. 7 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list Italy (8%).
• 2 reports on about 2,300 units works out to roughly 87 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 2,300 units come to roughly $1.3 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.