KEE Action Sports Recalls Paintball Marker Due To Injury Hazard

Recalled January 27, 2011 · CPSC recall 11112 · KEE Action Sports

Hazard

When users attempt to pierce the CO2 cartridge by closing the lever to the cartridge chamber, the cartridge can fly out of the marker, posing an injury hazard to consumers.

Remedy

Repair

Units

About 1,400

Incidents / injuries

No incidents or injuries have been reported.

Description

The marker is made of aluminum and resembles a pistol. It is black with model number BT SA-17 printed on both sides. It uses a horizontally-fed magazine and requires a 12g CO2 cartridge.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled paintball markers. Consumers can return the markers to KEE or the retailer from which the product was purchased for a free repair or contact KEE for the repair parts and installation instructions.

Contact

For additional information, contact KEE Action Sports at (800) 220-3222 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT, or visit KEE's customer service website at www.paintballsolutions.com

Product

BT SA-17 Paintball Gun/Marker

Imported by

KEE Action Sports LLC, of Sewell, N.J.

Retailers

Paintball fields/arenas, stores and retailers from May 2010 through August 2010 for about $130.

Made in

Taiwan

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →