KEE Action Sports Recalls Paintball Marker Due To Injury Hazard
Recall 11112 · Jan 27, 2011 · KEE Action Sports
1,400
units affected
1,400
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 11112
- Date
- Jan 27, 2011
- Company
- KEE Action Sports
- Units affected
- 1,400
- Product
- BT SA-17 Paintball Gun/Marker
- Product type
- Gas or Air or Spring-Operated Guns
- Remedy
- Repair
- Hazard
- Injury
The product
The marker is made of aluminum and resembles a pistol. It is black with model number BT SA-17 printed on both sides. It uses a horizontally-fed magazine and requires a 12g CO2 cartridge.
What can happen
When users attempt to pierce the CO2 cartridge by closing the lever to the cartridge chamber, the cartridge can fly out of the marker, posing an injury hazard to consumers.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled paintball markers. Consumers can return the markers to KEE or the retailer from which the product was purchased for a free repair or contact KEE for the repair parts and installation instructions.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- No incidents or injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Paintball fields/arenas, stores and retailers from May 2010 through August 2010 for about $130.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled bt sa-17 paintball gun/marker?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled paintball markers. Consumers can return the markers to KEE or the retailer from which the product was purchased for a free repair or contact KEE for the repair parts and installation instructions.
What is the hazard?
When users attempt to pierce the CO2 cartridge by closing the lever to the cartridge chamber, the cartridge can fly out of the marker, posing an injury hazard to consumers.
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.