RECALL-AIR 2 Converter Kit

[detroit diver]

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05523.html

Recall Alert
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission


December 9, 2004

CPSC, SCUBAPRO Announce Recall of Converter Kit

The following product safety recall was conducted
voluntarily by the
firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should
stop using the
product immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Converter for Air 2 Alternate
Inflation Regulator

Units: 3,300

Manufacturer: SCUBA PRO of El Cajon, CA

Hazard: An insufficient bond may cause a break in
the converter
coupling which could impact the diver's ability to
control buoyancy.
Incidents/Injuries: One incident with no reports of
injuries.
Description: This alert is only for consumers who
dive with an Air 2
Alternate Inflation Regulator on a NON-SCUBAPRO
buoyancy compensator.
Divers who use the Air 2 on a SCUBAPRO buoyancy
compensator are not
affected by this alert.

Sold by: Authorized SCUBAPRO dealers nationwide from
October 8, 2003
through August 30, 2004 for approximately $7.75 or
included in the
Air 2 package beginning December 19, 2003 through
August 30, 2004.

Manufactured in: Taiwan

Remedy: Consumers who dive with an Air 2 Alternate
Inflation
Regulator on a NON-SCUBAPRO buoyancy compensator
should immediately
stop use and contact SCUBAPRO. They will be
instructed to take their
buoyancy compensator with the Air 2 intact to their
authorized
SCUBAPRO dealers for a free replacement