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SAFETY ADVISORY &
REPLACEMENT NOTICE
· SECOND CHANCE ARMOR “MON-II FEM 207220” (SOLD
AFTER 7/26/05)
·
SECOND CHANCE ARMOR “MON-IIIA FEM 208010” (SOLD
AFTER 7/26/05)
JACKSONVILLE, Florida - April 1, 2009 -
Effective immediately, Second Chance Protective
Products, LLC (“Second Chance”) is initiating a
body armor replacement program covering the two
above-listed models of Second Chance Armor
female vests sold after July 26, 2005.
These two models were originally certified by
Second Chance Body Armor (“SCBA”) in 2002 under
NIJ Standard 0101.04. SCBA is an unrelated
company that filed for bankruptcy in 2004. On
July 26, 2005, we acquired the SCBA assets out
of bankruptcy, including these two vest models.
Recent laboratory tests conducted by Second
Chance have indicated that these two vest models
do not consistently meet applicable compliance
testing protocols under NIJ Standard 0101.04.
While we are not aware of any field failures for
either model, and both models have performed
satisfactorily in recent “street threat” testing
using small size vests, we are not satisfied
that they meet our high quality standards.
Accordingly, out of abundance of caution, we are
recalling and replacing all vests sold after
July 26, 2005 at no cost to the end user or
agencies.
We have notified the National Institute of
Justice (“NIJ”) about this body armor
replacement program, and will be contacting
affected dealers, agencies, and users in the
next several days. Under this program, affected
users will be offered a replacement vest or cash
refund. Detailed instructions will be provided
with our communications.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused by
this replacement program. However, our priority
is the safety of law enforcement officers and we
are committed to providing only those products
that meet our high quality standards.
PRODUCT ADVISORY & REPLACEMENT NOTICE
· SECOND CHANCE ARMOR
“329-MON-II FEM 306020” Sizes SMALL and MEDIUM
Only (SOLD AFTER 7/26/05)
· SECOND CHANCE ARMOR “329-MON-IIA FEM 306020”
Sizes SMALL and MEDIUM Only (SOLD AFTER 7/26/05)
JACKSONVILLE, Florida - April 1, 2009 -
Effective immediately, Second Chance Protective
Products, LLC (“Second Chance”) is initiating a
body armor replacement program covering vests in
sizes Small and Medium of the two above- listed
models of Second Chance Armor female vests sold
after July 26, 2005.
These two models were originally certified by
Second Chance Body Armor (“SCBA”) in 2003 under
NIJ Standard 0101.04. SCBA is an unrelated
company that filed for bankruptcy in 2004. On
July 26, 2005, we acquired the SCBA assets out
of bankruptcy, including these two vest models.
As a result of an extensive quality control
audit, we discovered that stitching instructions
for these models were incorrectly applied to
size Small and Medium vest panels. Due to the
smaller width panels, size Small and Medium
vests were constructed with fewer than the four
(4) outboard stitch lines dictated by the
certified models’ construction specifications.
While ballistic laboratory testing conducted by
Second Chance indicates that the size Small and
Medium vests perform satisfactorily under NIJ
Standard 0101.04, this stitching variance
remains a technical deviation from the
construction specifications. Based on this
non-compliant construction, we have decided to
recall and replace the size Small and Medium
vests of these models that were sold after July
26, 2005 at no cost to the end user or agencies.
Large and Extra-Large size vests of these models
are not being recalled and replaced under this
vest exchange program.
We have notified the National Institute of
Justice (NIJ) about this non-compliant
construction and this body armor replacement
program, and will be contacting affected
dealers, agencies, and users in the next several
days. Under this program, affected users will be
offered a replacement vest or cash refund.
Detailed instructions will be provided with our
communications.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused by
this replacement program. However, we are
committed to providing only those products that
meet our high quality standards.
For further information, please contact the
Second Chance Vest Exchange Program Hotline at
(866) 815-2914 or by email at vestexchange@secondchance.com.
If you require additional
information, feel free to contact either
attorney David Cohen, of Carr & Palmer, LLP, at
(404) 442-9000 dcohen@carrpalmer.com or SSPBA
Senior Staff Attorney Grady K. Dukes. Mr. Cohen
was heavily involved in our previous civil
litigations against numerous body armor
manufactures.
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