Suunto Recalls Air Hoses Used With Scuba Gear Due To Drowning Hazard
Recall 14088 · Jan 23, 2014 · Suunto
1,300
units affected
1,300
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14088
- Date
- Jan 23, 2014
- Company
- Suunto
- Units affected
- 1,300
- Product
- Scuba high-pressure air hoses
- Product type
- Scuba Diving/Water Activity Equipment
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Drowning
The product
The recalled black rubber high pressure air hose is used with submersible pressure gauges and dive computers. The hose has silver fittings on both ends and "5000 PSIG PRESSURE TESTED - MADE IN THE U.S.A," the batch code "1812" and the product code are printed on it. The hoses were sold separately and as a component of the Cobra, Cobra 3, SM-36 model pressure gauge and gauge combos, and with the Vyper and Zoop model dive computers or analog pressure gauges when purchased as combos.
What can happen
The high-pressure air hose may leak or rupture leading to a loss of breathing gas posing a drowning hazard.
The fix
Consumers should stop using these products immediately and bring the hose or pressure gauge and dive computer to the nearest authorized Suunto Dive dealer or Suunto Authorized Service Center for a free replacement hose. Consumers can also use the Suunto Online Service Request www.suunto.com/servicerequest to get their product picked up and delivered for the hose change.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- No injuries reported.
- Sold at
- Authorized Suunto Dive dealers nationwide from November 2012 to July 2013 for $95 to $195 if sold with Suunto analog pressure gauge for diving, and from $400 to $900 if sold as part of a Suunto dive computer system, and $85 if sold separately.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled scuba high-pressure air hoses?
Consumers should stop using these products immediately and bring the hose or pressure gauge and dive computer to the nearest authorized Suunto Dive dealer or Suunto Authorized Service Center for a free replacement hose. Consumers can also use the Suunto Online Service Request www.suunto.com/servicerequest to get their.
What is the hazard?
The high-pressure air hose may leak or rupture leading to a loss of breathing gas posing a drowning hazard.
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.