Colt Manufacturing Company, LLC, announced that it has recently learned of a potential safety issue with its CBX bolt-action rifles. Both the CBX Precision and CBX Tac Hunter models are affected.
Colt has voluntarily initiated a recall of the rifles because of the potential for an unintentional discharge, without pulling the trigger, under certain conditions when the manual safety is disengaged.
To prevent the possibility of death or serious personal injury, Colt asks anyone who owns a CBX rifle to stop using it and return it to Colt.
Colt has learned that, for some CBX rifles, if the consumer pulls the trigger while the manual safety is engaged (in the “safe” position), the trigger may not fully reset, which could result in an unintentional discharge of the rifle when the consumer moves the manual safety ito the “fire” position, without a further pull of the trigger.
Consumers who own a Colt CBX rifle should visit coltcbx.com for information about returning the firearm to Colt for a refund or replacement option. Consumers may also contact Colt Customer Service by email at cbxrecall@colt.com, or by telephone at 800.962.2658 weekdays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (EST) and select the CBX recall option at the main menu.
Retailers with remaining inventory who purchased CBX rifles from a distributor should return the rifles to the distributor. Retailers and distributors who purchased CBX rifles directly from Colt with remaining inventory should contact their Colt sales representative.
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