Aquatic Spear Guns Repaired by AMF Voit
CPSC recall 79027. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Explosion/Projectiles
CPSC recall 79027 has the recall date 13 Jun 1979. The notice names the firm Sears. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Explosion. CPSC gives the product type Spear/Dart Guns.
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| Description | Aquatic Spear Guns Repaired by AMF Voit NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 1979 Release # 79-027 Aquatic Spear Gun Offer Of Repair WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 13) -- AMF Voit, Inc., a manufacturer of sports and recreational equipment in Santa Ana, California, today announced a voluntary repair program for approximately 97,300 carbine spear guns which may accidentally fire even though the safety catch is engaged. The announcement was made in cooperation with CPSC. The spear guns, which are used by divers to hunt fish and other aquatic life, may contain a defective trigger, possibly allowing the spear to be fired unintentionally. To date, AMF has received 11 consumer complaints about such hazardous malfunctioning of the spear guns. The AMF models have been sold since 1967 under the AMF label by approximately 6,000 retailers, many of them specialty sporting goods shops. One of the retailers, Sears, Roebuck and Company, marketed approximately 1,400 of the spear guns under its private label between 1970 and 1973. The spear guns involved in the repair program are AMF models G-6… |
| Product | AMF carbine aquatic spear guns, Spear/Dart Guns |
| Product | Sears carbine aquatic spear guns |
| Manufacturer | Sears |
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- Hazard: Explosion
- Category: Spear/Dart Guns
- CPSC recalls of 1979
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1979: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1979
- 33
- Recalls of 1979 with one of the same hazards
- 3%
- Recalls of 1979 in the category Spear/Dart Guns
- 3%
- Recalls on the register that name Sears
- 32
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| 28 Sep 1998 | Stationary Entertainers Repair/Recall by Graco |
| 3 May 1997 | Garage Door Openers Recall by Chamberlain Group |
| 22 Apr 1997 | Sears Battery Chargers Recall by Schumacher |
| 29 May 1996 | Dishwasher Recalled by Whirlpool |
| 6 Dec 1995 | CPSC And Cosco Inc. Announce Crib Recall |
| 27 Jul 1993 | Huffy Bicycle Company Recalls 20-Inch, 24-Inch, And 26-Inch Bicycles |
| 27 May 1993 | Hedstrom And Blazon-Flexible Flyer Renew Slide Guard Offer To Prevent Strangulation From Clothing String Entanglement |
| 15 Feb 1993 | Certain Sears Kenmore Dishwashers May Pose Fire Hazard |
| 30 Jun 1992 | Hedstrom Offers Bracket Guard To Cover Hooks On Swing Seats |
| 23 Aug 1990 | Automatic Drip Coffeemakers Recalled by Proctor-Silex |
| 10 Apr 1990 | Injuries Continue With Some Hedstrom Backyard Gym Sets |
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 79027. https://recallregister.com/product/3969-aquatic-spear-guns-repaired-by-amf-voit/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 79027 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 79027 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Sears?
- 32 CPSC recalls on this register name Sears. This recall is 1 of them.