American Divers Division · Recalled
Diving Wings With Defective Inner Bladders Recalled by Poseidon Due to Drowning Hazard
The inner bladder located inside the diving wing can break, causing the wing to fail to operate as a floating/buoyancy device. This poses a drowning hazard to divers.
- Units
- About 300
- Reports
- 15
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $366
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The recall involves the Poseidon inner bladders with batch number 5445 sold with the Poseidon Besea W50 wings. The inner bladder is located inside the outer cover of the wing. The batch number and "Poseidon" are molded on a tab located between the "legs" of the inner bladder.
The file
- Sold at
- Poseidon dealers nationwide from September 2007 through June 2008 for about $366.
- Product type
- Scuba Diving/Water Activity Equipment
- Made in
- Sweden
- Recalled by
- American Divers Division, of Alexandria Bay, N.Y., Poseidon Central, of Conroe, Texas, Poseidon West, of West Lake Village, Calif.
Incident log
Poseidon has received 15 reports of inner bladders breaking. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers who have wings that contain the recalled inner bladders should stop using the wing immediately and contact Poseidon for a free replacement.
For additional information, contact Poseidon toll-free at (877) 673-4366 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or send an email to info@poseidoncentral.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 JUN 23 2009; last revised MAY 23 2014.
