CPSC recall · Reported April 14, 2010
Dive Computers Recalled by Mares Due to Drowning Hazard
An O-ring in the high pressure air connector can fail and leak air, causing a continuous but slow loss of breathing gas, which could require a diver to surface quickly, posing a d…
Mares USA, of Boca Raton, Fla. recalled This recall involves the Mares Nemo Air Dive Computer, Nemo Air Dive Computer with Compas….
Dive Computers Recalled by Mares Due to Drowning Hazard was recalled by Mares USA, of Boca Raton, Fla. in April 14, 2010. Reason: An O-ring in the high pressure air connector can fail and leak air, causing a continuous but slow loss of bre…. Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dive computer and connectors, and re…. Verify recall #10197 with the CPSC before acting.
The recall
Mares USA, of Boca Raton, Fla. issued this CPSC recall-An O-ring in the high pressure air connector can fail and leak air, causing a continuous but slow loss of bre….
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- April 14, 2010
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Sourced from official CPSC enforcement records. Verify recall #10197 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. Consumers holding this product should act on the agency's documented remedy above rather than relying on general guidance.
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Product description
This recall involves the Mares Nemo Air Dive Computer, Nemo Air Dive Computer with Compass, Mares High-Pressure Hose with Quick Connector for Nemo Air, and Quick Connector Assembly for Nemo Air. These computers have a digital screen which allows scuba divers to measure the time and depth of a dive and process other information to help divers determine safe dive times and ascent rates.
Reason for recall
An O-ring in the high pressure air connector can fail and leak air, causing a continuous but slow loss of breathing gas, which could require a diver to surface quickly, posing a drowning hazard to divers.
Remedy, what to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dive computer and connectors, and return the products to their authorized Mares dive shop for a free replacement O-ring connector assembly. The O-rings in some units may already have been replaced, but this recall requires replacing the metal quick connector fitting at the end of the high pressure air hose that holds the O-ring. Replacement connector assemblies have a groove machined around the middle of the fitting, but recalled units do not. All consumers should take their Nemo Air dive computers to a Mares dive shop to confirm whether this connector fitting has been replaced.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| Severity class | Not classified by agency |
| Status | Active |
| Recall number | 10197 |
| Date reported | April 14, 2010 |
| Date initiated | April 14, 2010 |
| Recalling firm | Mares USA, of Boca Raton, Fla. |
| Affected scope | About 600 in the United States, 140 in Canada and 15 in Puerto Rico |
| Distribution | Not disclosed |
| Official source | CPSC notice → |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official CPSC enforcement record. Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
What to do with this recall
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dive computer and connectors, and return the products to their authorized Ma…
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- Follow the documented remedy (refund, replacement, repair, or disposal) rather than general advice. What to do next
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