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6 reports to CPSC, the latest made Sep 18, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 6reports to CPSC
  • Sep 18, 2021the latest report was made
  • Oct 25, 2015the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Carbon Express
Makers
Eastman Outdoors, Inc. and Feradyne OutdoorsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
ArcheryThe activity, its clothing or equipmentCPSC’s product type: Archery (Activity, Apparel or Equipment) (code 1235), in Sports and Recreation: Other
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)

“Carbon Express Pile Driver Crossbow”

By month

2 reports from October 2020 to September 2021; the most in September 2021, 1. 4 earlier reports, since October 2015, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
September 20211
January 20211
September 20191
October 20181
January 20181
October 20151

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
  • Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  • First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
  • No incident, no one hurt 2 CPSC: No Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Sep 18, 2021, sent to the company Nov 4, 2021, published by CPSC Nov 19, 2021

    The product, in the report: Carbon express piledriver crossbow

    Carbon express piledriver was cocked back for for a few hours in between hunting. Went back to my truck and found the limbs snapped in half

    Model
    Piledriver model 20310
    Serial number
    20310027470
    Where
    Bath, Pennsylvania: Place of Recreation or Sports
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Carbon express, made or sold by Feradyne Outdoors
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No Incident, No Injury
  2. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Jan 28, 2021, sent to the company Feb 25, 2021, published by CPSC Mar 11, 2021

    The product, in the report: Carbon Express Pile Driver Crossbow Model # 20310

    Limb splintered when cocking crossbow

    Model
    Model # 20310
    UPC
    107134441
    Serial number
    Serial # 20310-010486
    Bought from
    Rural Kong
    Bought
    Aug 1, 2018, about then
    Where
    Gainesville, Florida: Farm/Ranch
    Who was involved
    Age 64, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Carbon Express Pile Driver Crossbow, made or sold by Eastman Outdoors, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Sep 19, 2019, sent to the company Nov 29, 2019, published by CPSC Dec 13, 2019

    The product, in the report: Carbon Express Bow, Model #20255, Weight #175, Serial # 20255-000768, 03162015 Rev. 0 Covert 3.4

    The limbs shattered with the bolt out and no injury occurred.

    Model
    20255
    Serial number
    20255-000768
    Bought from
    Barrett’s Hunting Supplies
    Bought
    Dec 4, 2015
    Where
    Mount Judea, Arkansas: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Carbon Express, made or sold by Eastman Outdoors, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  4. First aid

    Made Oct 26, 2018, sent to the company Nov 5, 2018, published by CPSC Nov 20, 2018

    The product, in the report: Carbon express

    The limb broke and hit me in the face

    Model
    Covert ch3sl 20254
    Serial number
    20254-001494
    Bought from
    Carbon express
    Bought
    Oct 28, 2016, about then
    Where
    Lakeville, Minnesota: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 5, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Carbon express, made or sold by Eastman Outdoors, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  5. Emergency room

    Made Jan 24, 2018, sent to the company Apr 13, 2018, published by CPSC Apr 27, 2018

    The product, in the report: Covert CX-3.4 Series Crossbow

    I bought a Carbon Express CX-3.4 Series Crossbow online from rural king web sight. June 2017. I Had it put together and had it checked out and scope mounted and sighted in oct 21st 2017. I went out to hunt with it the 1st time and when I set it down it went off and took finger nails and tips of 2 fingers off. And It was on safety.

    Model
    #20255
    UPC
    0 44734 20255 2
    Serial number
    20255-003672
    Bought from
    rural king70
    Bought
    Jun 15, 2017, about then
    Where
    Redgranite, Wisconsin: Place of Recreation or Sports
    Who was involved
    Age 72, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Carbon Express, made or sold by Eastman Outdoors, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  6. Hospital admission

    Made Oct 25, 2015, sent to the company Nov 2, 2015, published by CPSC Dec 16, 2015

    The product, in the report: Carbon Express Crossbow

    Carbon Express Crossbow misfired while loading arrow causing sever injury to my right hand thumb and two fingers. injury required surgery and hospitalization and full use of thumb is likely not to be regained. incident occurred during a practice session.

    Model
    CX Intercept Supercoil Model number 20253
    Serial number
    20253-000258
    Bought from
    on loan from shop, Michigan
    Where
    Macomb, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 78, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Parent
    As this report names them
    Brand Carbon Express, made or sold by Eastman Outdoors, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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