URGENT RECALL: Sherwood, Genesis, Aeris BCD
Date: 2001-05-03Sherwood Scuba, Aeris and Genesis Scuba have announced they are recalling several BCDs in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Sherwood made the following statement about the recall: "It has recently been identified that molding variations in one component of the overpressure valve (OPV) used in Sherwood Scuba and Genesis Scuba Buoyancy Compensators (BCD) could, in rare instances, prevent the OPVs from sealing properly. Although this variation is not present in every OPV, and due to the difficulty in determining in the field which OPVs are suspect, we are requiring that all affected BCDs be updated with new OPV assemblies. Replacement OPV assemblies are now being supplied to Authorized Sherwood Scuba Dealers to facilitate this replacement." The recall affects the following Sherwood and Genesis BCs: Sherwood - Silhouette, Magnum, Avid, Luna, Outback and Freedom models purchased after September 1, 2000 with a serial number between 21280001 and 22010740. Genesis - Cayman, Cobra, Athena, and Phantom models purchased after September 1, 2000 with a serial number between 21280001 and 22010740. Talon and ReCon models purchased after July 15, 2000 with a serial number between 20520001 and 22010740. | 
