CPSC Recall in 2009: SI Tech Recalls Diving Suit Hoses Due to Drowning Hazard; One Death Reported

Updated on January 18, 2026.

See the recall details below. You can also see similar information for other consumer product recalls in 2009.

Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 10-010

Date: October 13, 2009

Product Name: Diving Air Hose for Dry Suits

Recall Description:

This recall involves a dry suit inflation hose that connects a diver's dry suit to the air supply and allows for the pumping of air into the suit to set up a positive pressure arrangement to help keep it watertight. The hose contains an air flow restricting insert that may be either black, blue or green in color. The batch code is stamped on the threaded metal end of the hose. They were sold with dry suits and also sold separately. Contact SI Tech for a list of batch codes included in this recall or visit the firm's Web site, www.sitech.se.

Hazard Description:

The hose contains an insert that can dislodge during diving and restrict air flow to the diver, posing a drowning hazard.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Repair

Units: About 65,000

Incidents:

SI Tech has received six reports of hose inserts dislodging, including one that was involved in the death of a diver in Los Angeles, Calif.

Sold At:

Diving equipment retailers and distributors nationwide from July 2006 through February 2009 for about $45.

Manufactured In:

Sweden