Browning and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Recall Knife Sheaths Due to Defect

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #09741) was formally reported on May 13, 2009. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Browning, of Morgan, Utah is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 10,000 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The knife can cut through the sheath because there is no blade guard in the sheath. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers should stop using the sheath immediately and discard it. Consumers with the recalled sheath will be notified directly and will be sent a new one free of charge. — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 1 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 17 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.