# Cressi-Sub USA Recalls Scuba Diver Buoyancy Compensator Devices Due to Drowning Hazard
> **CPSC recall** · 2022-10-13 · 23013 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 23013
- **Date:** 2022-10-13
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Scuba Buoyancy Compensator Devices (BCDs) with LP inflator hose

## Hazards

Defective metal fittings on the inflator hose can cause an airflow restriction and failure to inflate, or improper inflation of the BCD, posing a drowning hazard to the user.

## Remedies

Replace

## Retailer(s)

Cressi authorized dealers nationwide from March 2022 through August 2022 for between $250 and $1,200 for the fully assembled BCD.

## Importer(s)

Cressi-sub USA Inc., of Saddle Brook, New Jersey

## Country of manufacture

Hungary (BCD); Italy (IP inflator hose)

## Description

This recall involves Scuba Buoyancy Compensator Devices (BCDs) with LP inflator hoses. The LP inflator hoses attach to the regulator first stage of the BCD. The following Cressi base models, as identified on the label stitched to the pocket on the BCDs, are included in the recall: Patrol (IC74160), Quartz (JIC74190), Start (IC72170), Start Pro (IC72190), Aquaride (IC74080), Travel Light (IC7406), Commander Evolution (IC771000), and Scorpion (IC77000). Only inflator hoses with serial numbers 007/22, 019/22 or 035/22 stamped into the metal fitting that attaches to the BCDs are included in the recall.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Cressi-Sub-USA-Recalls-Scuba-Diver-Buoyancy-Compensator-Devices-Due-to-Drowning-Hazard)
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