SAM Magazine-West Lebanon, N.H., Feb. 24, 2009-Nordica has issued a recall for approximately 4,500 pairs of the company's XBi ALU skis. The skis were produced and sold between August 2006 and December 2008. There are concerns that the binding plates could fail, causing a loss of control. The recall involves the XBi binding component, which was used on the following Nordica ski models and model years:

2006 MACH3POWER

2007 DOBSPIT

2007 MACH3POWER

2007 MACH3

2007 MACH2

2007 HELLCAT

2007 FIREFOX

2007 DOBPROSL

2008 FIREFOX

2008 DOBPROSL

2008 DOBPROGS