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CPSC, Cressi-Sub Announce Recall of SCUBA Buoyancy Compensators

CPSC recall 05121. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

A slow leak from the shoulder exhaust caused by expansion of an internal cable housing could result in slow deflation. This could impact the diver's ability to control buoyancy.

Remedy, in the words of CPSC

Customers can return the product to a Cressi-sub-authorized dive shop to have the product retro-fitted with a free replacement internal cable housing. Buoyancy Compensator devices with a black retaining ring around the yellow inflate button on the inflation mechanism, and an adjoining gray cover assembly (bypass case), which screws onto the inflator, are subject to this recall and must be retro-fitted. Devices which have yellow retaining rings and black cover assemblies have been retro-fitted.

CPSC recall 05121 has the recall date 23 Feb 2005. The notice names the firm Cressi-sub. The recall has about 1,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2005 has 14,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Impact injury. CPSC gives the product type Scuba Diving/Water Activity Equipment.

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More of the notice

The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.

CPSC recall 05121: incidents, units, products and firms
Incidents and injuries
None reported.
Units1,000
Description
Buoyancy Compensator devices provide buoyancy control for scuba divers by allowing them to inflate or deflate the devices. The recalled buoyancy compensators have model numbers J107, J113, J115, and J119. The numbers appear on the top right-hand corner of the unit (on the shoulder). "CRESSI" is written on the buoyancy control devices.
ProductCressi-sub Buoyancy Compensators, About 1,000, Scuba Diving/Water Activity Equipment
Sold atAuthorized dive shops nationwide and various Web sites, from January 2003 through September 2004, for between $400 and $700.
DistributorCressi-sub USA
Made inItaly

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
1,000Median of 2005: 14,000
CPSC recalls of 2005
323
Recalls of 2005 with one of the same hazards
3%
Recalls of 2005 in the category Scuba Diving/Water Activity Equipment
1%
Recalls on the register that name Cressi-sub
3

Other recalls of the firm

Other CPSC recalls that name Cressi-sub
DateRecall
13 Oct 2022Cressi-Sub USA Recalls Scuba Diver Buoyancy Compensator Devices Due to Drowning Hazard
23 Dec 2009Scuba Regulators Recalled by Cressi Due to Risk of Drowning

Cressi-sub: all 3 recalls

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. CPSC recall 05121. https://recallregister.com/product/2885-cpsc-cressi-sub-announce-recall-of-scuba-buoyancy-compensators/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 05121 report injuries?
The CPSC notice says: None reported.
Where was the product sold?
The CPSC notice says: Authorized dive shops nationwide and various Web sites, from January 2003 through September 2004, for between $400 and $700.
How many units are in CPSC recall 05121?
The CPSC notice gives this number: About 1,000
Where was the product made?
The CPSC notice gives: Italy