Mustang Survival HIT Inflatable PFD Safety Alert

The following notice was released on September 5, 2012 by Mustang Survival. 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 visit www.mustangsurvival.com/HIT 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.

Contact: For complete details, visit www.mustangsurvival.com/HIT or call 1-800-526-0532

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