GAMO USA Corp. · Recalled
GAMO USA Corp. Recalls Air Rifles That Can Unexpectedly Fire, Posing Serious Injury Hazard
The scope mount on these rifles can be installed incorrectly, causing the rifle to unexpectedly fire. This poses a serious injury hazard to consumers.
- Units
- About 14.000
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $150–$280
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The recalled air rifles are the following GAMO models: Hunter Pro, Hunter Sport, Shadow Sport, and F1200. These models bear the serial numbers 04-IC-415577-06 through 04-IC-579918-06. The model and serial numbers can be found on the left side of the barrel just above the front left side of the stock. Models Shadow Sport and F1200 look identical.
The file
- Sold at
- Sporting goods stores and gun shops nationwide from June 2006 to September 2006 for between $150 and $280. Model F1200 was exclusively sold at Wal-Mart stores.
- Product type
- Air Rifles/Air Guns/BB Guns & Accessories
- Made in
- Spain
- Recalled by
- Duel Delta, S.L. of Barcelona, Spain, GAMO USA Corp., of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Incident log
GAMO has received one report of an air rifle firing unexpectedly. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using the recalled air rifles immediately and contact the company to receive instructions for returning them and receiving a free repair.
Consumers that have not been contacted by GAMO should call the company toll-free at (877) 246-3831 anytime or visit the company's Web site at www.gamousa.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated DEC 06 2006; last revised MAY 23 2014.
