The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·13029·Announced 2012-11-07

Scuba Diving Hoses Recalled by Three Companies Due to Rupture Hazard

Innovative Scuba Concepts, Trident Diving, and A-Plus Marine are recalling high-pressure scuba air hoses that can rupture, posing a drowning hazard.

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 (drowning hazard due to hose rupture) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Innovative Scuba Concepts, Trident Diving Equipment, and A-Plus Marine are recalling approximately 2,590 high-pressure scuba diving air hoses. The recalled hoses are black braided tubes measuring about one centimeter in diameter and ranging from 6 to 40 inches in length. They are intended to attach to the regulator first stage and submersible pressure gauge (SPG) to indicate air pressure in scuba diving tanks. The hoses were sold under the Phantom and Mesh Flex brand names, with these names printed only on the product packaging.

The recall was initiated because the diving hoses can rupture. The importers have received nine reports of burst hoses, but no injuries have been reported. The specific production date codes stamped into the metal fitting that attaches to the regulator are: Innovative Scuba Concepts (11Q3, 11Q4, 12Q1), Trident Diving Equipment (T0811, T0911, T1011, T1111, T1211, T0112, T0212), and A-Plus Marine (11Q3, 11Q4, 12Q1).

These hoses were sold at scuba diving retailers nationwide and online from August 2011 through August 2012 for prices ranging between about $40 and $50. Consumers should immediately stop using the hoses and contact Innovative Scuba Concepts, Trident Diving Equipment, or A-Plus Marine to receive instructions for obtaining a free replacement hose.

The recalled product

Product
High pressure scuba diving air hoses
Manufacturer
Li Chung Plastics Ind. Co. Ltd, of Taiwan
Category
Consumer Product — Scuba Diving Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
2,590

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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