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Inflator Pumps Recalled By Stearns Inc. Due to Laceration Hazard

Home product recall 07-140. Announced by CPSC on Mar 28, 2007.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Mar 28, 2007. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The inflator pumps can explode during use, ejecting sharp plastic parts and posing a serious laceration hazard to consumers.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumers are asked to return their inflator pump to nearest West Marine or BoatU.S. store for a full refund.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: For more information consumers can contact West Marine or BoatU.S. at (800) 262-8464 anytime or visit the firm’s Web site at www.westmarine.com

Which ones are recalled?

The recalled inflator pump has a blue body with a black handle, hose, and pressure gage. The pump is 5 inches (12.7 cm) high and weighs about 3 pounds. West Marine is printed on a white sticker on the top of the pump housing. A second label contains a “caution” statement along with Ho Lee Co., Ltd. and UL listing information. The manufacturer’s model number HB-183BG and the date code 1203 are also on the label.

About 1,400 units, as CPSC gives them.

West Marine Inflator Pumps.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Who made and sold it?

  • Imported by Stearns Inc., St. Cloud, Minn. (Note: The original importer, Sevylor Inc., was recently acquired by Stearns Inc.).
  • West Marine and BoatU.S. stores and through direct sales nationwide from August 2003 through January 2007 for about $60.
  • Made in China, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Stearns has received three reports of pumps exploding. One consumer reported lacerations and two fractured ribs. Two other consumers received minor lacerations to the face and chest.

Source:

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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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