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GunBox Recalls Gun Storage Boxes Due to Lock Failure (Recall Alert) is CPSC recall #14730, announced on April 16, 2014. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The GunBox™ is an aluminum, square, clam-shaped case with an RFID scanner with a T-shaped logo on the top center of the box and two USB ports for charging devices. The "RF+Biometric" and "Premier" model boxes include a square fingerprint scanner below the RFID scanner on the top of the box that holds multiple fingerprints. The "Premier" model includes a GPS locator. All of the GunBoxes were sold with RFID wristbands that allow the user to wave their hand above the box to unlock. The recall includes version 01 of The GunBox™ RF, (model GBRF1.0); RF+Biometric, (Model GBBIO1.0); and the Premier, (model GBPREM1.0). The model number and "The GunBox™" are printed on a label on the bottom of the units. The remedy is consumers should contact the gunbox for instructions on returning their gun box for a free replacement locking mechanism. the gunbox llc is contacting its customers directly.. Affected brand: The GunBox LLC.
The GunBox™ is an aluminum, square, clam-shaped case with an RFID scanner with a T-shaped logo on the top center of the box and two USB ports for charging devices. The "RF+Biometric" and "Premier" model boxes include a square fingerprint scanner below the RFID scanner on the top of the box that holds multiple fingerprints. The "Premier" model includes a GPS locator. All of the GunBoxes were sold with RFID wristbands that allow the user to wave their hand above the box to unlock. The recall includes version 01 of The GunBox™ RF, (model GBRF1.0); RF+Biometric, (Model GBBIO1.0); and the Premier, (model GBPREM1.0). The model number and "The GunBox™" are printed on a label on the bottom of the units.
Affected products
The GunBox™ Gun Storage Boxes
Recalled brands
The GunBox LLC
Remedy
Consumers should contact The GunBox for instructions on returning their gun box for a free replacement locking mechanism. The GunBox LLC is contacting its customers directly.
Recall date
April 16, 2014
CPSC recall #14730 covers GunBox Recalls Gun Storage Boxes Due to Lock Failure (Recall Alert), announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on April 16, 2014. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The GunBox™ is an aluminum, square, clam-shaped case with an RFID scanner with a T-shaped logo on the top center of the box and two USB ports for charging devices. The "RF+Biometric" and "Premier" model boxes include a square fingerprint scanner below the RFID scanner on the top of the box that holds multiple fingerprints. The "Premier" model includes a GPS locator. All of the GunBoxes were sold with RFID wristbands that allow the user to wave their hand above the box to unlock. The recall includes version 01 of The GunBox™ RF, (model GBRF1.0); RF+Biometric, (Model GBBIO1.0); and the Premier, (model GBPREM1.0). The model number and "The GunBox™" are printed on a label on the bottom of the units.
The CPSC remedy for recall #14730 is consumers should contact the gunbox for instructions on returning their gun box for a free replacement locking mechanism. the gunbox llc is contacting its customers directly.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
If you sell GunBox Recalls Gun Storage Boxes Due to Lock Failure (Recall Alert) on Shopify, stop selling the affected units immediately, notify customers who purchased them, and consider whether you have a Section 15(b) reporting obligation to the CPSC. RecallDocket helps Shopify merchants identify affected SKUs and prepare the required safety report.
The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2014/GunBox-Recalls-Gun-Storage-Boxes. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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