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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Company Phone Number: (800) 382-2211 |
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July 17, 2003 |
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Release # 03-163 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of product: UWATEC Smart Dive Computers
Units: 6000 units
Manufacturer: UWATEC AG of Hallwil, Switzerland
Hazard: The computer's alert signal system may not work properly and the computer screen may freeze. This may cause inaccurate information to be displayed, such as water depth, tank pressure, and ascent rate, posing a risk to the safety of a diver.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received two reports of the dive computers not working properly, though no injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled units are the UWATEC Smart PRO and the Smart COM dive computers. The Smart PRO is offered as a console and as a wrist unit. The Smart COM only comes in a console model. The names of each unit appear on the computer case, along with the name "UWATEC."
Sold at: Authorized UWATEC dealers nationwide from February 2002 through June 2003 for between $638 and $910.
Manufactured in: Switzerland
Remedy: Consumers should contact UWATEC for a free replacement unit.
Consumer Contact: Consumers can call UWATEC American representatives at (800) 382-2211 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or register on the website at www.uwatec.com.
Media Contact: Cynthia Georgeson at (262) 631-6653
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
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