Ocean Technology Systems Underwater Communication Devices recall: Fire Hazard
Ocean Technology Systems Recalls Underwater Communication Devices Due to Fire Hazard
Why was Ocean Technology Systems Underwater Communication Devices recalled?
Water can leak into the recalled underwater communication device during a dive and penetrate into the battery pack, causing the battery circuit board to short and ignite after the dive, posing a fire hazard.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Powercom, MilCom and RBLi-4 communication devices, remove the battery and contact the firm to receive a free battery pack that has been sealed to prevent water leakage. The firm will provide instructions for properly disposing lithium-ion batteries according federal and state regulations. Contact: Ocean Technology Systems at 800-550-1984 from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Thursday and on Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. PT, email at [email protected] or online at https://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/recall or https://www.oceantechnologysystems.com and click on "recall" at the bottom of the page for more information.
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
- Underwater Communication Devices
- Company
- Undersea Systems International Inc., dba Ocean Technology Systems, of Santa Ana, California
- Quantity
- About 500 (In addition, about 36 were sold in Canada)
- Sold at
- Blue Dolphin Dive Shop (North Carolina), Performance Scuba (Alabama) Lauderdale Marine Center (Florida), Mountain West Commercial Diving (Idaho), and other dive shops and municipalities nationwide and online at www.otscomm.com from January 2021 through April 2022 for between $1,650 and $3,600.
- Recall date
- July 28, 2022
- Incidents / injuries
- The firm has reported one small fire with the battery's PC circuit board during testing. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves the PowerCom 3000D, 5000D and MilCom 6000D underwater communication devices sold with the RBLi-4 Lithium battery pack and the batteries that are also sold separately. The PowerCom, MilCom and RBLi-4 products are used in all SCUBA diving. The recalled RBLi-4 battery packs are in a waterproof housing and supply power to the PowerCom and MilCom products. PowerCom and MilCom along with the model numbers are printed on the front of the underwater communication devices.