Our top priority is always ensuring our customers have quality equipment to keep you safe while out there enjoying the water.
With this in mind, we’re proactively recalling a limited number of our lifejackets so that we can remedy an issue raised by the mechanism supplier, Halkey-Roberts.
The good news is that the majority of our lifejackets are unaffected.
Which lifejackets are affected?
The inflators being recalled were installed in Hutchwilco Classic 170N Manual Lifejackets and Hutchwilco Super Comfort 170 Manual manufactured from June 2021 to May 2022.
How do I check if my lifejacket has the Halkey-Roberts Inflator Mechanism?
Have a look at the part of the inflater that the Co2 cylinder screws into to find out if you have the recalled product. Recalled inflators on your Hutchwilco 170 Manual lifejacket fitted with a V96000 Halkey Roberts® mechanism are the affected product.
Click here for more information on what to look for.
Why are the lifejackets being recalled?
The recall follows an advisory from American supplier, Halkey Roberts, of potential failure during testing of the green/red indicator. This is reported as an occasional issue only affecting some units. Whilst the firing
pin mechanism still functions, the indicator on some units may give a false reading e.g. showing green when it should be red due to the cylinder not being screwed in correctly or having been pierced previously. As a result the lifejacket may not inflate as expected when it shows green.
Follow these 3 simple steps and we'll get your lifejacket sorted at our cost in no time.
PACKAGE THEM UP
Our team will send out a Courier Bag to your supplied physical address with a return courier bag for you to pop your affected lifejacket/s in.
GET THEM TO US
Call NZ Post to collect from your physical address at our cost or drop the package at your local NZ Post Office.
We'll then get your chosen remedy sorted within 10 working days.
Send us your details
Simply fill in the form, and we will get a return courier bag out to you.