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Suunto Recalls Wireless Tank Transmitter and Tank POD Due to Injury Hazard

Home product recall 18-003. Announced by CPSC on Oct 4, 2017.

CPSC: stop using it

CPSC’s own notice

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Oct 4, 2017. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
Repair what’s offered
About 35,500 (in addition, about 4,000 in Canada) units, as CPSC gives them
Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)

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

What’s wrong with it?

The exterior plastic case of the Wireless Tank Transmitter and Wireless Tank POD can burst during pre-dive pressure testing, posing an injury hazard.

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

What should you do?

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Wireless Tank Transmitter and Wireless Tank POD and return them to a Suunto dealer or Suunto Authorized Service Center for free inspection and repair.

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

: repair.
How to reach the firm: Suunto Customer Support toll free at 855-258-0900, anytime or online at http://www.suunto.com/. A list of dealers and authorized service centers can be found at www.suunto.com/dealer-locator. Consumers can also use the free Suunto Online Service Request at www.suunto.com/servicerequest to schedule a picked up from their home or office.

Which ones are recalled?

This recall involves Suunto Wireless Tank Pressure Transmitters and Tank PODs: The Suunto Tank POD has a black cone-shaped plastic case with SUUNTO TANK POD, MADE IN FINLAND printed in gray color on the case and a transparent plastic base. See photos below. Suunto Wireless Tank Pressure Transmitter Reference Nos. SS019098000 and SS005397000 Suunto Wireless Tank Pressure Transmitter has a black cone-shaped plastic case - with “SUUNTO, FINLAND” printed on top of the case and a transparent or black plastic base. Size: diameter approximately 4 cm, length approximately 8 cm Suunto Tank POD Reference No. SS020306000 Suunto Tank POD has black cone-shaped plastic case with “SUUNTO TANK POD, MADE IN FINLAND” printed in gray color on the case and a transparent plastic base. Size: diameter approximately 4 cm, length approximately 8 cm

About 35,500 (in addition, about 4,000 in Canada) units, as CPSC gives them.

Wireless Tank Transmitter and Tank POD.

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 SUUNTO OY, Vantaa, Finland.
Distributed by SUUNTO OY, Vantaa, Finland.
Nationwide at retailers specializing in scuba diving equipment from October 2003 to April 2017 for about $440.
Made in Finland, as the notice gives it.

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

Was anyone hurt?

There have been two incidents of the transmitters bursting during dry land pressure testing, including one report of bruising.

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

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.