Product Recall Number: 12-286
Why was Cobalt Dive Computer recalled?
The unit can leak and cause the lens of the computer to blow off suddenly, which could result in impact injuries, and can cause a gas leak, posing a drowning hazard.
Product Recall Number: 12-286
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-09-26
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Cobalt Dive Computer
Description: These handheld, console-style dive computers can leak and cause the lens of the computer to blow off suddenly. This could mean an impact or drowning injury should gas leak.
Hazard Description: The unit can leak and cause the lens of the computer to blow off suddenly, which could result in impact injuries, and can cause a gas leak, posing a drowning hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 4,000 in the United States and 200 in Canada
Incidents: The firm has received 23 reports of leaks caused by the lens being forcefully expelled from the computer due to excess air pressure inside the computer. No injuries were reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dive computers and return the unit to either an authorized Atomic Aquatics dealer or the Atomic Aquatics factory for inspection and repair.
Sold At: Authorized Atomic Aquatics dealers sold Cobalt dive computers from November 2010 through July 2012 for about $1200.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed