About 16,000 pieces of diving equipment from Lamartek Inc., dba Dive Rite of, Lake City, Fla., are being recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The over pressure valve springs in the diving equipment could rust and fail allowing the buoyancy compensator devices to leak, posing a drowning hazard to divers. No injuries have been reported.
The Dive Rite Wings affected in this recall include the following models: Travel, Venture, Rec, Trek, Classic, Nomad and Super Wings. The wings were sold in red, blue or black. Springs were used on wings that have an opaque white or blue tinted bladder and welded in flanges. Wings with a black bladder are not affected. Only the Dive Rite wings that have a serial number range from 42000 through 72000 are affected by this recall. The serial numbers can be found on a white tag attached along a seam of the wing.
The items were sold at diving equipment retailers and distributors nationwide from June 2006 through October 2008 for about $359.
