Product Safety

FN America, LLC announces a safety recall for the FN 502 Tactical .22LR pistol, which was previously the subject of FN’s January 27, 2022 safety bulletin.

Smith & Wesson Inc. announced that they have identified two M&P Shield EZ Pistols on which the hammers manufactured by the supplier were cracked. In those firearms, the hammer failed to fully engage the sear, causing the round to fire, cycling the slide, and potentially resulting in multiple discharges without depressing the trigger.

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit claiming that certain Rossi brand revolvers are defective in that they could unintentionally fire when dropped. The Defendants Forjas Taurus, S.A., and BrazTech International LC (doing business under the brand "Rossi") issued a Warning about these safety concerns in September 2018.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission reported a voluntary recall of the Alpha Guardian Stack-On Sentinel gun safe as sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods. A bolt malfunction may cause the safe to open without key or combination allowing access to contents.

Olin Winchester, LLC is recalling 3 lots of 38 Special 130 Grain Full Metal Jacket centerfire ammunition, Symbol: USA38SPVP, Lot Numbers: KF21, KL30 and KM52 -- Winchester has determined the above lots of 38 Special ammunition may contain incorrect powder charges.

SIG SAUER, Inc. has determined that a limited number of rifles in the SIG716 DMR, SIG516 Carbon Fiber and SIGM400 Predator models were built with a two-stage SIG SAUER trigger that may have an improperly heat-treated hammer. Over time this could result in a trigger malfunction creating a significant safety hazard.

Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. has announced a recall involving its M&P AR-15 Rifle Lower Parts Kit Complete, an aftermarket parts kit. This recall does NOT include and is not related to Smith & Wesson factory produced complete M&P rifles.

Century Arms announced a Canik Product Safety Warning and Severe Duty Upgrade Notice. This notice applies to Canik's 9x19mm pistols: TP9SA, TP9SF, TP9SFx, TP9SF Elite, TP9SF Elite-S. Canik's other products are not subject to this notice.

Daniel Defense is issuing a safety notification related to the Disconnector in the Fire Control Group for Daniel Defense firearms manufactured between April 1, 2016 through March 3, 2017. In a few cases, a double fire condition has occurred with a single pull of the trigger. To determine if a Daniel Defense firearm falls within the scope of this safety notification, consumers should go to the Daniel Defense website.