Academy Sports activities + Open air has recalled Redfield 12-gun and 18-gun fireproof safes. In line with the corporate, the recall is because of a critical damage hazard and danger of dying. Whereas the language sounds alarming, the hazard the corporate is referring to comes from a safety deficiency, leaving your firearms prone to unauthorized entry.
On December 25, roughly 6100 safes amongst these two fashions have been recalled as a result of the mechanical inner locking plates have been discovered liable to alignment failure, permitting unauthorized customers to open the safes, typically inserting others in peril if the firearms inside ought to discover their approach into the palms of a kid or somebody intent on prison motion.
The recall entails solely the 2 fashions talked about, each manufactured abroad in Vietnam. Each fashions affectedwere offered at Academy shops and on-line at academy.com between February and August 2024 and priced from $350 to $600. The 12-gun fireproof secure, measuring 53” excessive by 15” vast by 16” deep, is mannequin quantity 179498, and the 18-gun fireproof secure, measuring 55” excessive by 18” vast by 18” deep, is mannequin quantity 179499. The mannequin identify and serial quantity are situated on a pink label on the backside proper nook of the secure’s door, with “Redfield” printed on the door above the quantity pad.
The Texas-based firm urges customers to cease utilizing the safes instantly and return them to any Academy Sports activities + Open air retailer for a free substitute or refund. Shoppers are additionally inspired to contact Academy’s buyer care division to obtain assist arranging for a substitute or refund.
Right now, there have been no reported incidents, making the danger warning a cautionary reasonably than a reactionary measure. Academy carries extra Redfield safes in varied capacities that weren’t affected by this manufacturing defect.
Whereas the point out of great damage or dying sounds way more unnerving than the precise challenge at hand, holding your weapons safe from youngsters is an actual concern, and no one desires to see their assortment go lacking, so if you happen to personal both of those safes, please have it changed as quickly as potential.
To see extra official data, go to the Client Product Security Fee webpage for the recall. Shoppers might contact Academy Sports activities + Open air toll-free at 888-922-2336 from 7 AM to 10 PM. CST, or electronic mail them at [email protected]. You possibly can see the recall on Academy’s web site at www.academy.com/product-recalls.
