Product Recall Number: 20-076
Why was Browning Leather Pistol Holsters recalled?
The holster design can change the position of the safety switch on the firearm without the user knowing it. When this occurs, if the trigger is accidentally pulled, the firearm could fire unexpectedly, posing an injury hazard to the user and bystanders.
Product Recall Number: 20-076
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2020-02-20
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Browning Leather Pistol Holsters
Description: This recall involves the Browning Leather Pistol Holsters, Multi-Angle Thumb Break, which is a leather pistol holster designed to carry Browning 1911-380 and 1911-22 pistols. The holsters are brown with yellow stitching with the Browning buckmark logo branded on the front of the holster. The holsters can be identified by Item No. 12904011 and UPC Code 023614843702, which are printed on the back of the product packaging. Contact Browning with any questions regarding the identification of the recalled holsters.
Hazard Description: The holster design can change the position of the safety switch on the firearm without the user knowing it. When this occurs, if the trigger is accidentally pulled, the firearm could fire unexpectedly, posing an injury hazard to the user and bystanders.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 1,265
Incidents: Browning has received one report where the holster design changed the position of the safety switch on the firearm. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled holsters and contact Browning for a free replacement.
Sold At: Sporting goods stores nationwide and online at www.browning.com from September 2017 through December 2019 for about $80.
Importers: Browning Arms Company, of Morgan, Utah
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed