Fortress Safe Announces Recall of Biometric Gun Safes Due to Serious Injury Hazard and Risk of Death; One Death Reported
Recall 24011 · Oct 19, 2023 · Fortress Safe
61,000
units affected
61,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 24011
- Date
- Oct 19, 2023
- Company
- Fortress Safe
- Units affected
- 61,000
- Product
- Biometric Gun Safes
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Injury
The product
The recalled gun safes are portable lock boxes, personal safes, pistol vaults, and gun cabinets with brand names Fortress, Cabela's, Gettysburg, and Legend Range & Field. Model numbers can be found above the barcode on a label located on the back of the safe and on the top right corner of the original packaging. Safes with the following model numbers are included in this recall. Model # Description 11B20 Fortress Portable Safe with Biometric Lock 44B10 Fortress Personal Safe with Pop up door and Biometric Lock 44B10L Legend Range & Field Personal Safe with Pop up door and Biometric Lock 44B20 Fortress Medium Personal Safe with Biometric Lock 55B20 Fortress Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock 55B30 Fortress Large Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock 55B30G Gettysburg Large Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock 4BGGBP Cabela's 4 Gun Safe with Biometric Lock 55B30BP Cabela's Biometric Personal Safe
What can happen
The biometric lock on the gun safes can be opened by unauthorized users, posing a serious injury hazard and risk of death.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the biometric reader in the recalled gun safes, remove the batteries, and contact Fortress to receive a free replacement safe.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- There have been 39 incidents of consumers reporting that their safes have been accessed by unpaired fingerprints.
- Sold at
- Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Scheel's, Sportsman's Guide, Optics Planet, Dick's Sporting Goods, Gander, Rural King, Lowe's and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and Ebay.com from January 2019 through October 2023 for between $44 and $290.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled biometric gun safes?
Consumers should immediately stop using the biometric reader in the recalled gun safes, remove the batteries, and contact Fortress to receive a free replacement safe.
What is the hazard?
The biometric lock on the gun safes can be opened by unauthorized users, posing a serious injury hazard and risk of death.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.