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
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
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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