Poseiden W50 wing - recall

[David_Tobin]

My local dive shop told me about this on Saturday, see below. I had mine checked and it is OK


Manufacturing error-WARNING!
By: Poseidon 2008-06-16
WARNING

There seems to be a manufacturing error on the inner bladder that is mounted in our W50 wings, that causes the seem that holds the two inner bladder halves together, to break, making the wing unfit as a floating device.

It seems to be inner bladders marked with batch number 5445 that is effected by the manufacturing error.

These inner bladders have been mounted in W50 wings sold during the period: 2007-09-16 - 2008-06-10.

To check if you have an inner bladder effected by this manufacturing error, do the following:

Between the two ´legs´ of the W50 wing, there is a zipper. Open this zipper.

You should now see the inner bladder. Between the two ´ legs´of the inner bladder, there is a tab with the article number, batch number and manufacturing year.

If the batch number on this tab reads 5445, the inner bladder might be defect.

If there is an other batch number, then the bladder is not effected by this information.

If you have an inner bladder from batch no 5445, we recommend that you DO NOT dive with the wing, until the inner bladder has been replaced!

Poseidon Diving Systems AB will replace all W50 inner bladders from manufacturing batch no 5445.

We ask you, who has an inner bladder from manufacturing batch 5445, to contact the dive store where you bought your W50 wing as soon as possible, so that your W50 bladder can be replaced as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, the manufacturing error was not detectable at the quality control that each inner bladder is put through prior to delivery.

Poseidon Diving Systems apologizes for the inconvenience this is causing but we hope to be able to replace these inner bladders as quickly as possible!

[Fiona]

This is has just been sent in an email from Dive magazine.

Poseidon has recalled BeSea W50 winged BCs carrying the batch number 5445. This covers BCs manufactured from 16 September 2007 to 10 June 2008. Poseidon said a manufacturing error had been discovered on the inner bladder within this batch.

The manufacturer has said BCs carrying the batch number should not be used until the inner bladder has been replace.

For more information contact the dealer where the BC was purchased. Alternatively phone Poseidon Diving Systems on 01420 84300 or see its website www.poseidon-uk.co.uk.