The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Tuesday of about 6,000 Oceanic- and Aeris-brand SCUBA regulator first stages.
The CPSC said an internal component that seals air between the product's high pressure first-stage and the intermediate pressure second-stage can fail, resulting in uncontrolled air flow to the diver and posing a risk of serious injury or death.
The distributor of the regulators, ROMI Enterprises of San Leandro, Calif., said it 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.
The recalled regulators, manufactured in the United States and Taiwan, 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.
Consumer with questions can contact the company at 888-636-9390. A listing of recalled model numbers is available at
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08127.html.
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
