Mathews Inc archery
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 18, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. CPSC’s own search is on saferproducts.gov.
At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jun 18, 2013the latest report was made
- Jun 18, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Mathews Inc
- Maker
- Mathew’s Inc.Makers, 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
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| June 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
-
No one hurt Made Jun 18, 2013, sent to the company Jul 22, 2013, published by CPSC Aug 5, 2013
The product, in the report: compound bows
The consumer stated that he purchased a compound bow and found that while in use the limbs do not fit properly inside limb pockets. The consumer stated that while in use the bowstring can break and the bowstring can come back with force and harm the consumer. He stated that since the limbs are not even it causes the break of the string. The consumer stated that it also diminishes the stability of the error.
The consumer stated that he has researched online, spoke with other owners and found that they were experiencing the same problems. He stated that if shooter does not do safety checks they can seriously become hurt.
The consumer stated that no one was injured.
The consumer stated that he contacted the manufacturer and has sent the compound bow back to the 3-4 times to be service and repair. The consumer stated that the manufacturer hasn’t resolved the problem and that when serviced they had only align the bow.
The consumer stated that since the parts do not fit, there was not much the manufacturer could do.
He stated that aligning the bow does not work because approximately after 500 shots it moves out of place from the manufacturer reposition.
The consumer stated that he took the compound bow to one of the authorize dealers for them to hold it for him since there was no remedy for this defect.
- Model
- MR5
- UPC
- Unknown
- Serial number
- Unknown
- Bought from
- Fin, Feather, Fur, Ohio
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2011, about then
- Where
- Cleaveland Heights, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Mathews Inc, made or sold by Mathew’s Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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.
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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.