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Urgent advisory - Mustang Survival HIT Inflatable PFD Safety Alert

by Cindy Cheung on 6 Sep 2012
SW
In keeping with Mustang Survival’s commitment to the highest levels of quality and safety, we are notifying the public of an urgent advisory for specific Hydrostatic inflatable PFDs manufactured during April and May of 2012. A portion of these PFDs may be subject to delayed or non-inflations. To determine if you are impacted by this precautionary advisory please reference the instructions below.

The following Mustang Survival US and Canadian products are affected:

US PRODUCTS

CANADIAN PRODUCTS

MA7214  HIT inflatable re-arm kit

MA7214  HIT inflatable re-arm kit

MA7218  HIT inflatable re-arm kit for LIFT

MD3153  Deluxe Inflatable PFD with HIT

MD0450  Inflatable Vest PFD with LIFT

MD3154  Deluxe Inflatable PFD with HIT (with harness)

MD0451  Inflatable Vest PFD with LIFT (no harness)

MD3157  Inflatable Work Vest with HIT

MD3183  Deluxe Inflatable PFD with HIT

 

MD3184  Deluxe Inflatable PFD with HIT (with harness)

 

MD3188  Inflatable Work Vest with HIT

 



The potentially affected products were made in Canada during April and May of 2012. If your PFD falls into this category we recommend you click here or call 1-800-526-0532 for further information. The model number, manufacturing location and date of manufacture is printed on the white approval label on the back of the PFD.

All other Mustang Survival inflatable PFD products are not part of this advisory.

For complete details click here or call 1-800-526-0532.
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