XS Scuba · Recalled
XS Scuba Recalls Miflex High Pressure Diving Hoses Due to Drowning Hazard
The diving hose can rupture reducing the available air supply to the diver, posing a drowning hazard.
- Units
- About 17,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $44–$60
- Remedy
- Replace
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Affected
The high pressure hose is used to monitor cylinder pressure for the air supply in tanks for scuba diving. The hoses have MFX stamped on the hose's end fitting. They were sold as individual replacement gauge hoses and as cascade hoses and in the following kits and model numbers: Deluxe Cylinder Equalizer w/ Miflex HP hose P/N AC366 Miflex Two-Gauge Console HL300/HL300M Miflex Rebreather Kits MRB-EVO-LG, MRB-EVO-MD & MRB-ISP-POST-LG
The file
- Sold at
- Scuba diving retailers and online between May 2009 and April 2012 for between $44 and $60 for individual hoses.
- Product type
- Scuba Diving
- Made in
- Italy
- Recalled by
- Miflex 2, Villasanta, Italy, XS Scuba, Inc., of Santa Ana, Calif.
Incident log
XS Scuba has received reports of 189 hose failures. There have been no reports of injuries.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the hoses and contact XS Scuba to receive instructions for obtaining a free replacement hose.
For additional information, contact XS Scuba toll free at (888) 249-5404 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday and, or visit the firm's website at www.xsscuba.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 APR 19 2012; last revised APR 21 2016.