Undersea Systems International Inc. 2022-07-28 Sports serious CPSC
Sports · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-22191
Underwater Communication Devices Recall
Issued July 28, 2022 · Undersea Systems International Inc. · 50,036 units affected
In July 2022, Undersea Systems International Inc. recalled the Underwater Communication Devices, a serious sports recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
Water can leak into the recalled underwater communication device during a dive and penetrate into the battery pack, causing the battery circuit board to short and ignite after the dive, posing a fire hazard.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using Underwater Communication Devices only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Undersea Systems International Inc. 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 recalled Powercom, MilCom and RBLi-4 communication devices, remove the battery and contact the firm to receive a free battery pack that has been sealed to prevent water leakage. The firm will provide instructions for properly disposing lithium-ion batteries according federal and state regulations.
Recall details
- Brand
- Undersea Systems International Inc.
- Category
- Sports
- Recall date
- July 28, 2022
- Units affected
- 50,036
- Sold at
- Blue Dolphin Dive Shop (North Carolina), Performance Scuba (Alabama) Lauderdale Marine Center (Florida), Mountain West Commercial Diving (Idaho), and other dive shops and municipalities nationwide and online at www.otscomm.com from January 2021 through April 2022 for between $1,650 and $3,600.
- Recall number
- CPSC-22191
- Made in
- United States
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Undersea Systems International Inc. has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 102 Sports recalls in our database.
- 50,036 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 2,618 US households.
- This is the 18th Sports recall we've logged in 2022.