Agit Global North America on Thursday recalled about 124,000 paddles sold with stand-up paddleboards because they can suddenly break mid-shaft, exposing sharp edges and posing serious injury risks such as punctures and lacerations.
The recall involves paddles with 2015 through 2020 model years that were sold with 8-foot, 8-foot, 6-inch, 9-foot, 6-inch and 10-foot, 6-inch Wave Storm, Storm Blade, Ozoboard, True Wave, Bloo Tide, Dorsal, and Rock It Surf stand-up paddleboards.
Per the recall, the paddles were provided with original purchase or as a replacement paddle under warranty and were not sold individually. Each paddle is printed with a four- or five-character manufacturing code on the paddle blade. The complete list of prefixes or codes can be found in the recall.
Agit Global has fielded 19 reports to date of the paddles breaking mid-shaft during use, including six reports of leg punctures or laceration injuries.
The affected paddles were sold at Costco, Home Depot, REI, Amazon, Walmart.com, Sam’s Club and small surf/sporting goods stores nationwide and online at https://shop.agit-global.com/ from January 2015 through December 2020 for between $180 and $480 each.
Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the recalled paddles and contact Agit Global North America for a free, approximately 2-foot long zippered paddle shaft sleeve, “intended to be installed over the paddle shaft when the paddle is used.”
Consumers may also contact Agit Global by calling 877-862-0622 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT, Monday through Friday; via email at recall@agit-global.com; or online at https://shop.agit-global.com/content/important-safety-recall/.
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