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Mares Issues Voluntary Recall of XR Inflator

By Scuba Diving Editors | Published On April 3, 2019
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Mares Issues Voluntary Recall of XR Inflator

Mares has issued a voluntary recall of the inflators mounted on the XR line aircells. The inflator is made by a third-party supplier, Ferplast.

Mares is asking consumers to "immediately stop diving with it and return it to your mares dealer." Mares says the dealer will arrange for a free replacement of the inflator. Mares says the inflator has been recalled because "under certain circumstances the deflation button could come unscrewed which could result in loss of the seal at the mouthpiece. This in turn would result in loss of buoyancy that could potentially lead to an accident and serious injury or death."

The following products are affected by the recall:

417511 Donut Bladder Single Tank XR Line
417512 Donut Bladder Twin Tank XR Line
417536 Sidemount Pure Light Bladder XR Line
417539 Red Devil Single Backmount set XR Line
417540 Red Devil Single Backmount set SSI XR Line
417547 Pure Light Sidemount compl.set XR Line
417550 Silver Knight Single BM set XR Line
417551 Blue Battle Single Backmount set XR Line

According to the original release by Mares, only inflators with serial numbers from 8A – 02001 to 8A – 07630 are being recalled. This recall only affects the new model of Ferplast inflator, not the previous type. Please refer to the image below to help better distinguish between the new and previous model of inflator.

Mares Inflators

Mares Inflators

Courtesy Mares

The image below shows where to locate the serial number on your inflator.

Mares Inflators

Mares Inflator Serial Number Location

Courtesy Mares

Read the entire recall notice from Mares here: Mares Inflator Recall