SI Tech 2022-04-14 Sports moderate CPSC
Sports · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-22115
Shell Diving Inflation Valves with Int'l Nipples for diving dry suits Recall
Issued April 14, 2022 · SI Tech · 167,028 units affected
In April 2022, SI Tech recalled the Shell Diving Inflation Valves with Int'l Nipples for diving dry suits, a moderate sports recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The internal part in the valve can malfunction while in use, causing loss of inflation and thermal protection, posing a risk of hypothermia to the consumer.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using Shell Diving Inflation Valves with Int'l Nipples for diving dry suits only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact SI Tech 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 immediately stop using the dry suits with the recalled inflation valve and contact Ocean Equipment to receive a notification form and shipping information to return the recalled valve free of charge. The valve part will be replaced by trained technicians who are exclusively authorized to update the valve with a free replacement valve part.
Recall details
- Brand
- SI Tech
- Category
- Sports
- Recall date
- April 14, 2022
- Units affected
- 167,028
- Sold at
- Underwater Development, Tulalip, Washington; Aquala Diving, Shreveport, Louisiana; Underwater Sports, Seattle, Washington and other dealers/dive centers and other dive suit manufacturers and distributors nationwide from April 2019 through May 2021 for about $100 per inflation valve when sold separately.
- Recall number
- CPSC-22115
- Made in
- Sweden
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- SI Tech has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 102 Sports recalls in our database.
- 167,028 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 784 US households.
- This is the 18th Sports recall we've logged in 2022.