Source: Dive-News

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — 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.

Name of Prod­uct: Scubapro� X650 Sec­ond Stage Regulator

Units: About 670

Man­u­fac­turer: Scubapro� with global head­quar­ters located in El Cajon, Calif.

Haz­ard: A man­u­fac­tur­ing error could cause the main hous­ing of some reg­u­la­tors to change shape over time, which could cause the cover and diaphragm to become dis­lodged. If this occurs, air flow will be inter­rupted and the reg­u­la­tors will no longer func­tion, pos­ing a drown­ing haz­ard to users.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Descrip­tion and Mod­els: The recall involves some X650 sec­ond stage reg­u­la­tors. All X650 sec­ond stage reg­u­la­tors are clearly marked with a blue cap­i­tal �X� next to the num­bers �650� in white. Affected reg­u­la­tors have a vis­i­ble bump located on the right side of the unit between the let­ter �C� and where the mouth­piece attaches to the reg­u­la­tor body.

Sold at: Autho­rized Scubapro� deal­ers in the U.S. from June 2005 through May 2006 for between $400 and $670

Man­u­fac­tured In: Gen­ova, Italy

Rem­edy: Con­sumers should stop using the prod­uct imme­di­ately and con­tact Scubapro� to deter­mine if they have an affected sec­ond stage reg­u­la­tor. If so, they will receive a free replace­ment reg­u­la­tor. The com­pany is con­tact­ing reg­is­tered own­ers of the prod­uct directly.

Con­sumer Con­tact: For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Scubapro� at (800) 808‑3948 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Mon­day through Fri­day or visit their Web site at www.scubapro.com

Firm’s Media Con­tact: Cyn­thia George­son at +1(262) 631‑6600