Aqua Lung America Recalls Apeks Scuba Diving Regulators Due to Drowning Hazard

September 18, 2008

Also see this Aqua Lung Recall Alert from earlier this month.

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: APEKS SECOND STAGE SCUBA REGULATORS

UNITS: ABOUT 25,000

DISTRIBUTOR: AQUA LUNG AMERICA OF VISTA, CALIF.

MANUFACTURER: APEKS MARINE EQUIPMENT LTD., OF BLACKBURN, ENGLAND

HAZARD: THESE REGULATORS CAN BE MISSING THE DIAPHRAGM COVER WHICH CAN CAUSE THE DIAPHRAGM TO BECOME DISPLACED DURING A DIVE, ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE SCUBA REGULATOR. THIS POSES A DROWNING HAZARD TO DIVERS.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: NONE.

DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES APEKS TX, ATX, AND XTX SECOND STAGE REGULATORS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN SERVICED. APEKS AND TX, ATX, OR XTX IS PRINTED ON THE REGULATOR.

SOLD AT: AUTHORIZED APEKS DEALERS NATIONWIDE FROM FEBRUARY 2000 THROUGH JUNE 2008 FOR BETWEEN $420 AND $1,450.

MANUFACTURED IN: ENGLAND

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP DIVING WITH THESE REGULATORS AND VISIT AN AUTHORIZED APEKS DEALER FOR A FREE INSPECTION AND FREE INSTALLATION OF A DIAPHRAGM COVER, IF THE COVER IS MISSING.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT AQUA LUNG TOLL-FREE AT (877) 253-3483 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 5 P.M. PT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE COMPANY’S WEB SITE AT WWW.AQUALUNG.COM