AMF carbine aquatic spear guns
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
AMF Voit spear guns sold nationwide from 1967 to 1979 are being recalled due to defective triggers that may cause the guns to fire accidentally even when their safety catches are engaged. The affected models include carbine spear guns with either 17-inch or 26-inch aluminum barrels and black plastic handles bearing the AMF Voit name on the left side of the grip. Additionally, Sears sold approximately 1,400 of these spear guns under its private label between 1970 and 1973, identifiable by a 17-inch aluminum barrel, orange-colored plastic hand grip, and model number 436.573140. Spear gun models G-6 and G-7 manufactured since May 1979 are not affected and can be identified by a serial number on the handle or barrel.
Consumers who own recalled spear guns should disassemble the unloaded handle assembly from the barrel by removing the screw connecting them. The gun handle and spear shaft should be mailed to the nearest AMF Voit outlet listed in the recall notice for free replacement parts; consumers should use insured fourth-class parcel post with return receipt requested, and AMF Voit will reimburse all postage costs. The recall notice does not specify what consumers should do if they cannot locate a local AMF Voit outlet or prefer not to mail their equipment.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
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Spear Guns Recalled by AMF Voit NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 1980 Release # 80-026 Commission Urges Consumers To Participate In Recall Of Potentially Defective Spear Guns WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 21, 1980) -- Following a very low rate of consumer return of potentially hazardous aquatic spear guns the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and AMF Voit, Inc., are repeating public warning of the hazard and urging consumers to participate in a free repair program. Only one per cent (986) of the estimated 97,300 potentially hazardous spear guns have been returned to the manufacturer for free repairs since the recall was announced more than a year ago. These spear guns may contain defective triggers and as a result may fire accidentally even though their safety catches are engaged. Although AMF Voit has received 13 consumer complaints about this malfunction, neither CPSC nor the company has received any reports of deaths or serious injuries. The "carbine" spear guns being recalled were sold nationwide in specialty stores from 1967 to 1979 under the AMF Voit, Inc. label. The company's name can be found on the left side of the grip of the two models being recalled. One of the recalled models may be identified by a 17-inch aluminum barrel while the other features a 26-inch aluminum barrel. Both models have black plastic handles. (Sketches of these two models are attached.) Spear guns models G-6 and G-7, manufactured since May, 1979, are not being recalled and are easily identified if a serial number is affixed to the handle or barrel. Any gun which is equipped with a serial number is not involved in the recall. Sears, Roebuck and Company also marketed 1,400 of the spear guns under its private label between 1970 and 1973. These models may be identified by a 17-inch aluminum barrel and the model number 436.573140 displayed along with the Sears name on the left side of an orange-colored plastic hand grip. Consumers who own the AMF or Sears models should disassemble the unloaded spear gun handle assembly (which includes the grip and the trigger) from the gun barrel by removing the screw holding the two parts together. To obtain free replacement parts, the gun handle and the shaft of the spear should be mailed to the nearest AMF Voit outlet listed below. All postage costs will be reimbursed fully; parts should be mailed by insured fourth-class parcel post, with a return receipt requested. Consumers should NOT return the gun barrel, the spear point or the shock lines. AMF Voit centers accepting parts for replacement are: AMF VOIT, INC. 3801 S. Harbor Blvd. Santa Ana, CA 92704 714/546-4220 AMF VOIT, INC 29 Essex Street Maywood, NJ 07607 201/343-2450 AMF VOIT, INC. 2601 Lively Blvd. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 312/595-7370 AMF VOIT, INC. 71 Dawson Road Guelph, Ontario, Canada 519/822-1576 Although Sears has received no consumer complaints, Sears stores nationwide will accept returns of the Sears' labeled model for modification by AMF Voit.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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