The ACCC has issued a product safety recall for life jackets with Halkey-Roberts Corporation 3F Single Point Manual Inflator (Model No: V96000) in Life Jacket Solutions and Marlin life jackets.
These inflators are installed in the following life jacket brands:

  • Life Jacket Solutions (LJS) – Model numbers T150M, G150M, B150M, WB100, PR150M, SRSS150.
  • Marlin – Model number MK150.
    Check the grey plastic part of the inflator to find out if you have a recalled product.
  • Recalled inflators are marked “V96000 Halkey Roberts ®” and have a manufacture date between the 4th of June 2021 and the 15th of April 2024 (this will be laser printed in the format MM/DD/YY). The dates the affected life jackets were sold: the 14th of June 2021 – the 20th of December 2024
    AFTA urge all members & anglers to check lifejackets to see if the inflators need to be replaced.
    To complicate matters, the SA & Qld Governments had issued new regulations on the requirements for wearing lifejackets. While our industry fully supports the new laws and safety improvements, the recent regulation changes, coupled with the ACCC & Worldwide Product Safety Recall on Inflators, have resulted in a temporary shortage of available life jackets. We anticipate that stock supplies will begin to arrive with suppliers by the beginning of April.
    AFTA & BIA, on behalf of our industries, requested a grace period on penalties.