CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT

A slow leak from the shoulder exhaust caused by expansion of an internal cable housing could result in slow deflation. This could impact the diver's ability to control buoyancy.
Official Consumer Product Safety Recall • February 23, 2005

CPSC, Cressi-Sub Announce Recall of SCUBA Buoyancy Compensators

Buoyancy Compensator devices provide buoyancy control for scuba divers by allowing them to inflate or deflate the devices. The recalled buoyancy compensators have model numbers J107, J113, J115, and J119. The numbers appear on the top right-hand corner of the unit (on the shoulder). "CRESSI" is written on the buoyancy control devices.

Required Consumer Action

Customers can return the product to a Cressi-sub-authorized dive shop to have the product retro-fitted with a free replacement internal cable housing. Buoyancy Compensator devices with a black retaining ring around the yellow inflate button on the inflation mechanism, and an adjoining gray cover assembly (bypass case), which screws onto the inflator, are subject to this recall and must be retro-fitted. Devices which have yellow retaining rings and black cover assemblies have been retro-fitted.

Contact Information

For more information or for a list of authorized dive shops, consumers can call Cressi-sub at (800) 338-9143 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.cressisubusa.com

Recall Details

Sold At
Authorized dive shops nationwide and various Web sites, from January 2003 through September 2004, for between $400 and $700.
Injuries
None reported.
Manufacturer
Cressi-sub S.p.A., of Genoa, Italy
Recall Number
05121

Product Information

Product Name
Cressi-sub Buoyancy Compensators
Product Type
Scuba Diving/Water Activity Equipment
Number of Units
About 1,000
Manufacturer Name
Cressi-sub S.p.A., of Genoa, Italy
Distributed By
Cressi-sub USA, of Westwood, N.J.
Manufactured In
Italy

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Contact Manufacturer

Use the contact information below to reach out about this recall:

Phone (800) 338-9143
Website www.cressisubusa.com
Full Contact Information

For more information or for a list of authorized dive shops, consumers can call Cressi-sub at (800) 338-9143 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.cressisubusa.com