HEAD USA 2026-08-06 Sports serious CPSC
Sports · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-26677
Apeks Second Stage Scuba Regulators Recall
Issued August 6, 2026 · HEAD USA · 1,105 units affected
In August 2026, HEAD USA recalled the Apeks Second Stage Scuba Regulators, a serious sports recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Dana Whitfield, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The recalled second stage regulators can restrict air flow to the user at depths exceeding 45 meters (approximately 147 feet), posing risk of serious injury or death from a drowning hazard.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using Apeks Second Stage Scuba Regulators only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact HEAD USA to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Consumers should stop using the recalled second stage scuba regulators immediately and bring the product to any HEAD Watersports Authorized Retailer who will replace the valve spindle assembly at no cost to the consumer.
Recall details
- Brand
- HEAD USA
- Category
- Sports
- Recall date
- August 6, 2026
- Units affected
- 1,105
- Sold at
- Authorized Apeks, Aqualung, and HEAD Watersports retailers and online at apeksdiving.com, aqualung.com and head.com from April 2025 through June 2026 for between $260 to $1,140.
- Recall number
- CPSC-26677
- Made in
- England
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- HEAD USA has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 107 Sports recalls in our database.
- 1,105 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 118,552 US households.
- This is the 18th Sports recall we've logged in 2026.