Walther Air Cylinders Recalled Due to Burst Hazard
Champion's Choice is recalling about 70 Walther air cylinders for air pistols because they can burst during use or refilling, posing a risk of serious injury.
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 cylinders) where injury has been reported (minor hand injury), but no serious injury or death is documented, fitting the 'High' criteria for risk-of-harm products.
Plain-English summary
Champion's Choice is recalling approximately 70 Walther air cylinders for air pistols. The recalled cylinders are aluminum, model 2/WALTHER 85 cm3, and have an imprinted test date between 6 00 and 6 01 2000/2001 located on the end of the cylinder.
The cylinders can burst when in use and/or while being filled, posing a risk of serious injury to consumers. Walther has received one report where a cylinder burst while a consumer was refilling the cylinder, resulting in a minor hand injury.
The cylinders were sold at Champion's Choice store in La Vergne, Tennessee, and International Shooters Service in Ft. Worth, Texas, from 2000 through 2002 for about $47. Consumers should stop using the recalled cylinders immediately and depressurize them, then contact Champion's Choice to get a free replacement cylinder.
The recalled product
- Product
- Walther Air Cylinders for Air Pistols
- Manufacturer
- Carl Walther GmbH, Sportwaffen, of Germany
- Affected units
- 70
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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