
Scuba regulators and adaptors
AQUA LUNG
Hobby/sports equipmentDrowning
- Country of origin
- France
- Notifying country
- Greece
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of drowning because over-tightening of the DIN retainer by a technician during installation can result in the retainer breaking under pressure, a rapid escape of air from the scuba cylinder and the regulator detaching from the scuba cylinder.
Measures taken
- Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the importer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- The regulators have a brass DIN retainer manufactured prior to June 2006. The Aqua Lung Titan Din 1st Stage regulators have serial numbers lower than 6062501 stamped on the side of the regulator’s body. Recalled Titan/Conshelf DIN adaptors are marked “300 BAR MAX” on the side of the part. DIN adaptors marked “300 BAR MAXI” are not included in this recall.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1233/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-43
- Published
- 30 October 2008
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda: Notification 1217/08 from week 42 of 2008 has been removed because after more investigations the product was found to be compliant with the relevant European requirements. Notification 1081/08 from week 39 in 2008 has been updated
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