Tippmann Sports Recalls Paintball Markers Due to Impact Hazard (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 15-750. Announced by CPSC on Aug 27, 2015.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 27, 2015. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 6,500 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?
Trigger safety can fail and allow paintballs to fire unexpectedly, posing an impact hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled paintball markers and contact Tippman for a free repair kit or to arrange to ship the affected marker to Tippmann for repair at no cost. Tippman is contacting its customers directly.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: repair.
- How to reach the firm: Tippmann Sports Service Department at 800-533-4831 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.tippman.com and click on the “Recall” icon at the top of the page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves rental versions of Tippmann model FT-12 .50 caliber and 0.68-inch caliber paintball markers. The markers are made of metal and are black. They have a round front grip and a rear grip with yellow inserts. With the barrel attached, the markers are about 20 inches long. The left side of the upper receiver has “Tippmann” molded into the front and a silver, metal name plate with “Rental” riveted to the center. Serial numbers on recalled markers are from 86941 to 108040. The serial number is etched onto the bottom rear of the marker just below the rear hinge.
About 6,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
Paintball Markers (Guns).
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Tippmann Sports LLC, Fort Wayne, Ind.
- This product is not sold through retail outlets. This product was sold from January 2015 to July 2015 directly to distributors and paintball fields as a rental marker for use by customers.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Tippmann has received reports of three incidents in which the trigger safety failed to perform properly. No injuries have been 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.
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.