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CPSC, Custom Buoyancy Inc. Announce Recall of Scuba Diving Devices is CPSC recall #02093, announced on January 30, 2002. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recalled overpressure valve is installed on buoyancy control systems with the following brand names: Diving Unlimited International (DUI), International Divers, Ocean Management Systems, Rip Tide and Steam Machines. Brand names and logos are printed on the epaulettes and pockets. These buoyancy control systems come in two versions, a jacket style and a wings style. The date code, printed on an instructional label sewn to the buoyancy control system, is the first four numbers after the brand name abbreviation. The first two numbers indicate the month and the second two numbers indicate the year. The recall includes date codes from October 2000 through June 2001. Valves with an asterisk below the serial number are not involved in this recall. The remedy is consumers should stop using the buoyancy control systems with these overpressure valves immediately and contact the cbi dealer where purchased, for a free replacement valve.. Affected brand: Custom Buoyancy Inc. (CBI).
The recalled overpressure valve is installed on buoyancy control systems with the following brand names: Diving Unlimited International (DUI), International Divers, Ocean Management Systems, Rip Tide and Steam Machines. Brand names and logos are printed on the epaulettes and pockets. These buoyancy control systems come in two versions, a jacket style and a wings style. The date code, printed on an instructional label sewn to the buoyancy control system, is the first four numbers after the brand name abbreviation. The first two numbers indicate the month and the second two numbers indicate the year. The recall includes date codes from October 2000 through June 2001. Valves with an asterisk below the serial number are not involved in this recall.
Affected products
Custom Buoyancy Inc. Overpressure Valve (OPV)
Recalled brands
Custom Buoyancy Inc. (CBI)
Remedy
Consumers should stop using the buoyancy control systems with these overpressure valves immediately and contact the CBI dealer where purchased, for a free replacement valve.
Recall date
January 30, 2002
CPSC recall #02093 covers CPSC, Custom Buoyancy Inc. Announce Recall of Scuba Diving Devices, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on January 30, 2002. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recalled overpressure valve is installed on buoyancy control systems with the following brand names: Diving Unlimited International (DUI), International Divers, Ocean Management Systems, Rip Tide and Steam Machines. Brand names and logos are printed on the epaulettes and pockets. These buoyancy control systems come in two versions, a jacket style and a wings style. The date code, printed on an instructional label sewn to the buoyancy control system, is the first four numbers after the brand name abbreviation. The first two numbers indicate the month and the second two numbers indicate the year. The recall includes date codes from October 2000 through June 2001. Valves with an asterisk below the serial number are not involved in this recall.
The CPSC remedy for recall #02093 is consumers should stop using the buoyancy control systems with these overpressure valves immediately and contact the cbi dealer where purchased, for a free replacement valve.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2002/CPSC-Custom-Buoyancy-Inc-Announce-Recall-of-Scuba-Diving-Devices. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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