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: PAINTBALL GUN REMOTE LINE ADAPTERS
UNITS: ABOUT 2,000
MANUFACTURER: RAP4 (REAL ACTION PAINTBALL INC.), OF SAN JOSE, CALIF.
HAZARD: THE REMOTE LINE ADAPTER CAN BURST WHEN OVER TIGHTENED, POSING SERIOUS IMPACT AND LACERATION HAZARDS TO CONSUMERS.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: RAP4 HAS RECEIVED TWO REPORTS OF INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE RECALLED REMOTE LINE ADAPTERS, INCLUDING ONE THAT SCRATCHED A CONSUMER WHEN IT BURST.
DESCRIPTION: THE REMOTE LINE ADAPTER IS USED TO CONNECT A PAINTBALL GUN TO A PRESSURIZED CO2 TANK. THE ADAPTER IS A BLACK CYLINDER AND IS ATTACHED TO A BLACK REMOTE LINE CORD. “RAP4” AND THE “SN” (SERIAL NUMBER) ARE PRINTED ON THE ADAPTERS.
SOLD AT: ONLINE AT WWW.RAP4.COM FROM OCTOBER 2006 THROUGH APRIL 2008 FOR ABOUT $40.
MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE PAINTBALL GUN ADAPTER AND CONTACT THE FIRM FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT ADAPTER.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT RAP4 AT (800) 404-9029 FROM 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. PT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. PT SATURDAYS, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.RAP4.COM
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