The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) along with TenPoint Crossbow Technologies are recalling crossbows because of injury hazard.
The specific items being recalled are the TenPoint and Wicked Ridge crossbows. The company said after the safety has been re-engaged, the crossbows can fire under certain circumstances if a consumer pulls the trigger, posing an injury hazard.
The recall involves nine models of the two brands. You can identified the items by their serial numbers, which are located on the left side of the barrel of the crossbow below the trigger box. The TenPoint or Wicked Ridge brand name is printed on both sides of the crossbow barrel on all models except the GT Flex. The model name appears on both sides of the stock on all models. The GT Flex crossbows are black. The other affected models are camouflage patterns. One TenPoint Titan Extreme model crossbow and one Wicked Ridge Warrior HL model crossbow were specially produced in black, rather than the camouflage pattern that is standard for those models. The crossbows were manufactured from 2011 to 2014.
Consumers are urged stop using the recalled crossbows immediately and contact TenPoint for detailed instructions on how to inspect any TenPoint or Wicked Ridge crossbow and for instructions on how to receive a free repair, if the crossbow poses an unexpected firing hazard.
Consumer Contact information: TenPoint Crossbow Technologies at (800) 548-6837 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at safetyrecall@tenpointcrossbows.com, or online at www.tenpointcrossbows.com/ and www.wickedridgecrossbows.com/ and click on "Recall to Repair – Self Test" for more information.
TenPoint confirms the company has received 19 reports that arrows released from the crossbows when the consumer pulled the trigger under certain circumstances after the safety mechanism was re-engaged. There have been no reported injuries.
The crossbows were sold at Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Dunham's Sports, Gander Mountain, MC Sports, other hunting and sporting goods stores nationwide and direct sales from TenPoint; and online at Amazon.com, Basspro.com, Cabelas.com, dickssportinggoods.com and other internet retailers from January 2011 to May 2015 for between $400 and $1,800.
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