Original; see modified release: Custom Buoyancy Inc. Recalls Scuba Diving Devices
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 30, 2002
Release # 02-093
Custom Buoyancy Recall Hotline: (866)790-5099 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Mark Ross, (301) 504-7076
CPSC, Custom Buoyancy Inc. Announce Recall of Scuba Diving Devices
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Custom Buoyancy Inc. (CBI), of Torrance, Calif., is
voluntarily recalling about 7,700 overpressure valves (OPV) used with
buoyancy control systems. The overpressure valve can stick in the open
position, posing a drowning hazard to divers.
CPSC and CBI have received three reports of the valves sticking
open. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled overpressure valve is installed on buoyancy control
systems with the following brand names: Diving Unlimited International
(DUI), International Divers, Ocean Management Systems, Rip Tide and
Steam Machines. Brand names and logos are printed on the epaulettes and
pockets. These buoyancy control systems come in two versions, a jacket
style and a wings style. The date code, printed on an instructional
label sewn to the buoyancy control system, is the first four numbers
after the brand name abbreviation. The first two numbers indicate the
month and the second two numbers indicate the year. The recall includes
date codes from October 2000 through June 2001. Valves with an asterisk
below the serial number are not involved in this recall.
Authorized CBI distributors sold the buoyancy control systems with
the overpressure valves nationwide from October 2000 through November
2001 for about $590.
Consumers should stop using the buoyancy control systems with
these overpressure valves immediately and contact the CBI dealer where
purchased for a free replacement valve. For more information, consumers
can contact CBI at (866) 790-5099 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday
through Friday. Consumers also can visit the firm's web site at www.custombuoyancy.com.
Diving Unlimited International (DUI) Inc., an authorized CBI
dealer, recalled buoyancy control systems with these overpressure valves
in December 2001.
