FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 1998
Release # 98-167b
Company Phone Number: (800) 645-6687 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Mark Ross, (301) 504-7076
Underwater Flash Units Recalled by Nikon
Product: Underwater Flash Units - Nikon Inc., of Melville, N.Y.,
is recalling about 29,900 Nikonos Speedlight Model SB-103
amphibious high-performance electronic flash unit
bodies. Dive retailers sold these Nikonos SB-103 Speedlights
between November 1984 and October 1994 for about $350.
Problem: Gas buildup within the unit can cause the front lens and
flash tube unit, along with the rubberized ring holding them in
place, to propel off the front of the Speedlight.
Incidents/Injuries: Nikon has received one report of the lens
propelling from the Speedlight flash. No injuries were reported.
Nikon also is aware of 12 other incidents which occurred outside
the United States, but no injuries have been reported.
What to do: Consumers should immediately stop using the Nikonos
SB-103 Speedlight. Nikon will replace the model SB-103 body with
a Nikonos SB-105 Speedlight body free of charge. For more
information, contact Nikon at (800) 645-6687 between 6 a.m. and 4
p.m PDT Monday through Friday.
