CPSC Recall in 2012: XS Scuba Recalls Miflex High Pressure Diving Hoses Due to Drowning Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 12-155

Date: April 18, 2012

Product Name: Miflex High Pressure Scuba Diving Hoses

Recall Description:

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Hazard Description:

The diving hose can rupture reducing the available air supply to the diver, posing a drowning hazard.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Replace

Units: About 17,000

Incidents:

XS Scuba has received reports of 189 hose failures. There have been no reports of injuries.

Sold At:

Scuba diving retailers and online between May 2009 and April 2012 for between $44 and $60 for individual hoses.

Manufactured In:

Italy