Diving Equipment Recalled by Dive Rite Due to Drowning Hazard
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2009-12-22 · 10086
Hazards
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.
Recall
Number
10086
Date
2009-12-22
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Dive Rite Wings
Companies
Manufacturer(s)
Lamartek Inc., dba Dive Rite of, Lake City, Fla.
Retailer(s)
Diving equipment retailers and distributors nationwide from June 2006 through October 2008 for about $359.
Country of manufacture
United States
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.