Diving Equipment Recalled by Dive Rite Due to Drowning
Diving Equipment Recalled by Dive Rite Due to Drowning Hazard
Why was Diving Equipment Recalled by Dive Rite Due to Drowning recalled?
The overpressure valve springs in the diving equipment could rust and fail allowing the buoyancy compensator devices to leak, posing a drowning hazard to divers.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using recalled diving equipment and return it to an authorized distributor or dealer for a free replacement of the overpressure valve spring. Contact: For additional information, contact your local dealer or Dive Rite at (800) 495-1046 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.diverite.com
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Dive Rite Wings
- Company
- Lamartek Inc., dba Dive Rite of, Lake City, Fla.
- Quantity
- About 16,000
- Sold at
- Diving equipment retailers and distributors nationwide from June 2006 through October 2008 for about $359.
- Recall date
- December 22, 2009
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The Dive Rite Wings affected in this recall include the following models: Travel, Venture, Rec, Trek, Classic, Nomad and Super Wings. The wings were sold in red, blue or black. Springs were used on wings that have an opaque white or blue tinted bladder and welded in flanges. Wings with a black bladder are not affected. Only the Dive Rite wings that have a serial number range from 42000 through 72000 are affected by this recall. The serial numbers can be found on a white tag attached along a seam of the wing.