The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·08320·Announced 2008-07-02

RAP4 Recalls Paintball Gun Remote Line Adapters Due to Bursting Hazard

RAP4 is recalling about 2,000 paintball gun remote line adapters because they can burst when over-tightened, posing impact and laceration risks.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (bursting adapter) with reported minor injury (scratch) but no serious injury or death, fitting the 'High' criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported as severe.

Plain-English summary

RAP4 (Real Action Paintball Inc.) is recalling approximately 2,000 Paintball Gun Remote Line Adapters. The adapters are black cylinders attached to a black remote line cord, with "RAP4" and a serial number printed on them. They are used to connect a paintball gun to a pressurized CO2 tank.

The recall is due to a hazard where the adapter can burst if over-tightened. This failure poses serious impact and laceration hazards to consumers. RAP4 has received two reports of incidents involving the recalled adapters, including one instance where a consumer was scratched when the adapter burst.

The adapters were sold online at www.RAP4.com from October 2006 through April 2008 for about $40. Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact RAP4 for a free replacement adapter. For more information, consumers can call (800) 404-9029 or visit www.rap4.com.

The recalled product

Product
Paintball Gun Remote Line Adapters
Manufacturer
RAP4 (Real Action Paintball Inc.), of San Jose, Calif.
Category
Consumer Product — Paintball Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
2,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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