Safety regulator, Cressi-Sub Announce Recall of SCUBA Buoyancy Compensators
Recall 05121 · Feb 23, 2005 · Cressi-sub S.p.A.
1,000
units affected
1,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05121
- Date
- Feb 23, 2005
- Company
- Cressi-sub S.p.A.
- Units affected
- 1,000
- Product
- Cressi-sub Buoyancy Compensators
- Product type
- Scuba Diving/Water Activity Equipment
- Hazard
- Injury
The product
Buoyancy Compensator devices provide buoyancy control for scuba divers by allowing them to inflate or deflate the devices. The recalled buoyancy compensators have model numbers J107, J113, J115, and J119. The numbers appear on the top right-hand corner of the unit (on the shoulder). "CRESSI" is written on the buoyancy control devices.
What can happen
A slow leak from the shoulder exhaust caused by expansion of an internal cable housing could result in slow deflation. This could impact the diver's ability to control buoyancy.
The fix
Customers can return the product to a Cressi-sub-authorized dive shop to have the product retro-fitted with a free replacement internal cable housing. Buoyancy Compensator devices with a black retaining ring around the yellow inflate button on the inflation mechanism, and an adjoining gray cover assembly (bypass case), which screws onto the inflator, are subject to this recall and must be retro-fitted. Devices which have yellow retaining rings and black cover assemblies have been retro-fitted.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Authorized dive shops nationwide and various Web sites, from January 2003 through September 2004, for between $400 and $700.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled cressi-sub buoyancy compensators?
Customers can return the product to a Cressi-sub-authorized dive shop to have the product retro-fitted with a free replacement internal cable housing. Buoyancy Compensator devices with a black retaining ring around the yellow inflate button on the inflation mechanism, and an adjoining gray cover assembly (bypass.
What is the hazard?
A slow leak from the shoulder exhaust caused by expansion of an internal cable housing could result in slow deflation. This could impact the diver's ability to control buoyancy.
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.