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Recall Details
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2007 Release #08-127 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 636-9390 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. 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: Oceanic and AERIS SCUBA Regulator First Stages
Units: About 6,000
Manufacturer: ROMI Enterprises, of San Leandro, Calif.
Hazard: An internal component that seals air between the high pressure first-stage and the intermediate pressure second-stage can fail. This can result in uncontrolled flow of air to the diver and pose a risk of serious injury or death.
Incidents/Injuries: ROMI has received two reports of units malfunctioning during diving and six reports of units malfunctioning while being tested by dealers prior to delivery to consumers. No injuries reported.
Description and Models: The recall involves the following regulator first stages:
| Oceanic Regulator First Stages | Model CDX5 | Certain serial numbers from 30202856 through 51312641 |
-and- | Purchased from May 2006 through October 2007 |
| Model FDX10 | Certain serial numbers from 51408026 through 51411813 |
-and- | Purchased from May 2006 through October 2007 | |
| Models CDX, DXi, DX3, DX4, and TDX5 |
All serial numbers | -and- | Serviced from May 2006 through October 2007 | |
| AERIS Regulator First Stages | Model AT400 | Certain serial numbers from 30200036 through 51311560 |
-and- | Purchased from May 2006 through October 2007 |
| Balanced Diaphragm | All serial numbers | -and- | Serviced from May 2006 through October 2007 |
The model and serial numbers are stamped on the side of the body or on the body's rubber covering.
Sold at: The items were either sold or repaired at authorized Oceanic and AERIS retailers nationwide from May 2006 through October 2007. The items sold for between $300 and $500.
Manufactured in: United States and Taiwan
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled regulator first stages and take them to any authorized Oceanic or AERIS dealer for a free replacement part.
Consumer Contact: For further information or to determine if your specific unit is affected, contact ROMI toll-free at (888) 636-9390 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday. Oceanic customers can send an e-mail to service@oceanicusa.com or visit the firm's Web site at www.oceanicworldwide.com. AERIS customers can send an e-mail to info@diveaeris.com or visit the firm's Web site at www.diveaeris.com
Oceanic CDX5
Oceanic FDX10
AERIS AT400
Note: Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/commissioners to search for statements related to this or other topics.
Related Recalls
The recalled Poseidon M28A Dive Computers can stop working due to intake of water causing a malfunctioning depth sensor resulting in a loss of dive data for the diver, posing an injury hazard.
The handle for the weight pockets in the Scuba Diving Buoyancy Compensating Device can break during use. If this happens, the user will not be able to dump weight pockets in an emergency to rise to the surface, posing a drowning hazard.
A defective screw on the turret connection can break, posing a risk of severe injury and drowning hazard for divers.
The compressor head of the tankless diving system can fracture while in use resulting in restricted air flow, posing a drowning hazard for divers.
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.
The scuba diving regulators can malfunction, posing a drowning hazard.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related 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 injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
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