CPSC, Head USA Inc. Announce Recall of SCUBA Diving Computers
Home product recall 05-118. Announced by CPSC on Feb 22, 2005.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Feb 22, 2005. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- 181 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The dive computers were improperly calibrated, resulting in incorrect calculations. Diving with an improperly calibrated dive computer can provide inaccurate “No Decompression (no stop) Time,” “Decompression Time,” “Desaturation Time” and “No Fly Time.” This could result in divers suffering serious injuries, including decompression sickness.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled diving computers and return the computers to an authorized Dacor dealer for a free repair.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Call Head USA at (800) 874-3236 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.divedacor.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recall includes the Dacor Darwin Air dive computer with serial numbers 3265 through 3415, and the Dacor Darwin Console dive computer with serial numbers 8503 through 8592. The serial number will appear on the dive computer screen after removing and reinserting the batteries. The Darwin Air is a completely integrated dive computer and pressure gauge with “Dacor Darwin Air” written on the front. It is encased in gray on black heavy-duty plastic. The Darwin Console is a dive computer with a compact submersible pressure gauge bearing the word “Dacor” on the front. It is encased in black heavy-duty plastic.
181 units, as CPSC gives them.
SCUBA Diving Computers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by HTM Sports S.p.A., Italy.
- Distributed by Head USA Inc., Norwalk, Conn.
- Dive shops nationwide, from March 2004 through December 2004, for about $700 for the Darwin Air and $400 for the Darwin Console.
- Made in Italy, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Head USA received one report of a computer malfunction. No injuries were reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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