Champion’s Choice Recalls Walther Air Cylinders for Air Pistols Due to Burst Hazard

July 24, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. - THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.

NAME OF PRODUCT: WALTHER AIR CYLINDERS FOR AIR PISTOLS

UNITS: ABOUT 70

DISTRIBUTOR: CHAMPION’S CHOICE, OF LA VERGNE, TENN.

MANUFACTURER: CARL WALTHER GMBH, SPORTWAFFEN, OF GERMANY

HAZARD: THE CYLINDERS CAN BURST WHEN IN USE AND/OR WHILE BEING FILLED, POSING A RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY TO CONSUMERS.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: WALTHER HAS RECEIVED ONE REPORT WHERE A CYLINDER BURST WHILE A CONSUMER WAS REFILLING THE CYLINDER, RESULTING IN A MINOR HAND INJURY.

DESCRIPTION: THE RECALLED WALTHER AIR CYLINDERS FOR AIR PISTOLS ARE ALUMINUM AND INVOLVE MODEL 2/WALTHER 85 CM3, WITH THE IMPRINTED TEST DATE BETWEEN 6 00 AND 6 01 2000/2001 LOCATED ON THE END OF THE CYLINDER.

SOLD BY: CHAMPION’S CHOICE STORE IN LA VERGNE, TENNESSEE AND INTERNATIONAL SHOOTERS SERVICE IN FT. WORTH, TEXAS FROM 2000 THROUGH 2002 FOR ABOUT $47.

MANUFACTURED IN: GERMANY

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE RECALLED CYLINDERS IMMEDIATELY AND DEPRESSURIZE THEM, AND CONTACT CHAMPION’S CHOICE TO GET A FREE REPLACEMENT CYLINDER.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT CHAMPION’S CHOICE AT (800) 345-7179 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 5 P.M. CT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE MANUFACTURER’S WEB SITE AT WWW.CARL-WALTHER.COM

INFORMATION ON END OF RECALLED AIR CYLINDER

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Written by CPSC · Filed Under CPSC Press Releases 

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