BLU3 issued a recall for its Nomad battery-powered tankless diving systems for about 1300 units sold in North America. It is written that up to 21 experienced restricted airflow from defective units.
Description and unit identification
This recall involves BLU3’s Nomad battery-powered tankless diving systems. The BLU3 logo and Nomad appear in writing on the top handle of the dive system. Consumers can identify whether their Nomad is included in the recall by contacting BLU3 and providing the serial number for their Nomad. The serial number can be found in the compartment behind the battery door. Serial numbers ending with the last four digits between 0000 to 2700 are included in the recall.
What to do with the units
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Nomad tankless diving systems and contact BLU3 to schedule a free repair at an approved service center. BLU3 is contacting all known purchasers directly. The repair cannot be performed by the consumer.
Mares has issued a voluntary recall on some of their products using a specific inflator.
Problem description
Under certain circumstances the deflation button could come unscrewed which could result in loss of the seal at the mouthpiece. This in turn would result in loss of buoyancy that could potentially lead to an accident and serious injury or death, hence Mares has decided to issue a VOLUNTARY product recall to protect the safety of the diver.
The problem arises because insufficient torque was applied during the assembly of a small lot of these inflators. The inflators are produced by a third party supplier who has used the same principle on hundreds of thousands of inflators without problems. The issue at hand is limited to a small lot due to a change in its production process, which has already been rectified. The problem is solved by applying the correct torque when assembling the button. For added safety, a special glue is now added on the threads.
Affected Products
Inflators assembled with proper torque and glue are marked with an X on the body and ID started with 19.XX.XXX as described above. IF THE INFLATOR BODY PRESENTS THE X and ID started with 19.XX.XXX AS IN THE PICTURE, IT HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED PROPERLY AND CAN BE USED FOR DIVING.
The recall concerns only the following products: Code Description 417511 Donut Bladder Single Tank – XR Line 417512 Donut Bladder Twin Tank – XR Line 417536 Sidemount Pure Light Bladder – XR Line 417539 Red Devil Single Backmount set – XR Line 417540 Red Devil Single Backmount set SSI – XR Line 417547 Pure Light Sidemount complete set – XR Line 417550 Silver Knight Single BM set – XR Line 417551 Blue Battle Single Backmount set – XR Line
What to do if you have one of the products or not sure about a product?
If you own one of the products listed at the beginning of this letter and have identified it to be affected by the recall by recognizing the inflator being a NEW MODEL and PART OF THE AFFECTED SERIAL NUMBER RANGE, IMMEDIATELY STOP DIVING WITH IT and contact your dealer or contact Mares directly at the phone number or email address listed below. If you are in doubt as to whether your product is affected or not, STOP DIVING WITH IT AND CONTACT YOUR DEALER OR CONTACT MARES at the phone number or email listed at the end of this letter.
Shearwater has issued a recall on their yellow diving transmitters which were sold from June 2017 through November 2018.
The transmitters can fail to signal the tank pressure due to interference while using two transmitters in the same dive. This poses a drowning hazard to divers.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled transmitters and contact the firm to arrange a free repair or exchange of the transmitter.
Zeagle (Huish Outdoors) has issued a recall on a range of its Sport line of buoyancy compensators. The affected equipment was sold between 2015 and 2018.
There is a possibility that the inflator button may break letting all air out of the buoyancy compensator.
It is advised to stop using the affected products and contact the manufacturer.
