Ravin Crossbows Recalls Ravin R500 Series Crossbows Due to Injury Hazard
Home product recall 24-174. Announced by CPSC on Mar 21, 2024.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 21, 2024. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 13,300 (In addition, about 425 were sold in Canada) 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?
If nearly but not fully cocked, the crossbow can discharge unexpectedly while consumers cock or uncock the crossbow, posing an injury hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Ravin R500 series crossbows and contact Ravin Crossbows for a free repair.
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: Ravin Crossbows toll-free at 888-298-6335 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, email at R500recall@ravincrossbows.com, or online at https://www.ravincrossbows.com/r500recall or www.ravincrossbows.com and click on “Safety & Instruction” then “Recall Notices” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves eight Ravin R500 models of crossbows. The R500 series crossbows are about 8 inches wide, axle-to-axle un-cocked, and about 28 inches from end to end. All models have a split limb arrangement with cams mounted between the upper and lower limbs. R500 series crossbows were sold in slate gray and camo colors. All the crossbows include a scope, quiver, cocking handle, quiver bracket and 6 arrows. The Ravin logo and model names are on a decal located on both upper limbs. The serial number is on the left side of the rail above the trigger. Product Name Model Ravin R500 R050 Ravin R500 Sniper R051 Ravin R500E R052 Ravin R500E Sniper R053 Ravin R500 XK7 R054 Ravin R500 Sniper XK7 R055 Ravin R500E XK7 R056 Ravin R500E Sniper XK7 R057.
About 13,300 (In addition, about 425 were sold in Canada) units, as CPSC gives them.
Ravin R500 Model Crossbows.
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?
- Made by Ravin Crossbows LLC, Superior, Wisconsin.
- Ravin, Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods stores and other stores nationwide, and online at www.ravincrossbows.com from September 2021 through October 2023 for between $2,550 and $4,025.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received one report of the crossbow unexpectedly discharging. 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.