Dive Computers Recalled by Mares Due to Drowning Hazard
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2010-04-14). Hazards: drowning. About 600 units in the US and 140 in Canada.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 10197 |
| Published | 2010-04-14 |
| Last updated | 2014-05-23 |
| Product category | Scuba Diving/Water Activity Equipment |
| Products | Mares Nemo Air Dive Computers |
| Firm named in the title | Mares |
| Firms | Mares USA, of Boca Raton, Fla. (distributor) |
| Manufactured in | Italy |
| Units (US) | 600 |
| Units (Canada) | 140 |
| Hazard classes | drowning |
| Remedy classes | replace, stop use |
| Sold | Specialty dive shops nationwide from July 2008 through July 2009 for between $800 and $900 (U.S.) and between $880 and $990 (Canadian). |
Description
This recall involves the Mares Nemo Air Dive Computer, Nemo Air Dive Computer with Compass, Mares High-Pressure Hose with Quick Connector for Nemo Air, and Quick Connector Assembly for Nemo Air. These computers have a digital screen which allows scuba divers to measure the time and depth of a dive and process other information to help divers determine safe dive times and ascent rates.
Hazard
An O-ring in the high pressure air connector can fail and leak air, causing a continuous but slow loss of breathing gas, which could require a diver to surface quickly, posing a drowning hazard to divers.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dive computer and connectors, and return the products to their authorized Mares dive shop for a free replacement O-ring connector assembly. The O-rings in some units may already have been replaced, but this recall requires replacing the metal quick connector fitting at the end of the high pressure air hose that holds the O-ring. Replacement connector assemblies have a groove machined around the middle of the fitting, but recalled units do not. All consumers should take their Nemo Air dive computers to a Mares dive shop to confirm whether this connector fitting has been replaced.
Incidents and injuries
None reported.
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