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CPSC, UWATEC Announce Recall of Smart Dive Computers

Note: Telephone number, Contact hours change.

Recall Date:
July 17, 2003

Recall Details

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Company Phone Number: (800) 382-2211 

July 17, 2003

 

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

Picture of Recalled Dive Computer

Picture of Recalled Dive Computer

Picture of Recalled Dive Computer

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