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***** SCAR 17S recall ******

Post by WLJ » Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:23 am

It's a small number but better safe than sorry

FN America Recalls Recent SCAR17S
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016 ... t-scar17s/
According to a Recall Notice issued August 10th, FN America is recalling 471 SCAR17s. The recall notice can be seen here. According to the notice, some of the rifles may have bolts that do not meet their hardness specifications.

FN America, LLC
P.O. Box 9424
McLean, VA 22102
USA
Tel(703) 288 – 3500
Fax (703) 288 – 4507
A member of the Herstal Group
DATE: Aug. 10, 2016
TO: FN America Distributors
FROM:Vice President of Sales and Marketing
RE: FN Product Safety Notification and Mandatory Recall of 471 FNSCAR® 17S Rifles
FN America, LLC is recalling 471 of its FN SCAR® 17S rifles due to the possibility that certain products may have been assembled with a bolt that does not meet our hardness specifications. Firing may cause catastrophic failure of the rifle over a period of time. FN America shipped these SCARs July 28 and 29, 2016, and is hoping to contain the issue at the distributor level. In the event any of the affected SCARs have been sold to customers, FN America will reach out to those customers and warn them not to use their FN SCAR® 17S if it is one of the serial numbers being recalled. Failure to follow these instructions could cause injury or death. Our records indicate that your distributor operation has received one or more of the recalled products.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, DO NOT SELL ANY OF THE FN SCAR® 17S RIFLES AFFECTED
BY THIS RECALL THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN YOUR INVENTORY.
Although no injuries have been reported as a result of this potential issue, FN America is advising customers to discontinue use of these rifles immediately and return affected products to FN America directly for inspection and possible retrofit with compatible bolts at no cost. FN America also advises all FN distributors to immediately return all recalled products currently in inventory to FN America and provide contact information for dealers that purchased affected product.

The product recall covers:

Product: FN SCAR 17S
Model: FN SCAR 17S FDE
Color: Flat Dark Earth
Product # 98541 (Commercial; 20-rd); 98641 (Commercial; 10-rd); 98552 (LE; 20-rd)
Product Serial Numbers: HC52427 through HC52926
Location of Manufacturer: Herstal, Belgium

For more information, contact FN’s customer service at: 1-855-536-4872, x.145 or fnscar17srecall@fnamerica.com
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Re: ***** SCAR 17S recall ******

Post by PDM » Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:30 am

Better go check my serial number


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Re: ***** SCAR 17S recall ******

Post by Niceguy » Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:17 am

Mine is older than '16, but guess I should still check to be safe.

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Re: ***** SCAR 17S recall ******

Post by Dave1965 » Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:38 am

rifles shipped last month...

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Re: ***** SCAR 17S recall ******

Post by Niceguy » Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:41 am

Definitely not mine then...

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Re: ***** SCAR 17S recall ******

Post by ssracer » Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:49 am

I knew these thing were pieces of crap, that's why I never bought one.......



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Re: ***** SCAR 17S recall ******

Post by Niceguy » Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:50 am

Junky mofo's! haha

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Re: ***** SCAR 17S recall ******

Post by Dave1965 » Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:03 am

ssracer wrote:I knew these thing were pieces of crap, that's why I never bought one.......



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wasn't there a recall on malibus

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Re: ***** SCAR 17S recall ******

Post by WLJ » Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:09 am

Dave1965 wrote:
ssracer wrote:I knew these thing were pieces of crap, that's why I never bought one.......



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wasn't there a recall on malibus
Shouldn't that be recalls?



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Re: ***** SCAR 17S recall ******

Post by ssracer » Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:44 am

Haven't had a recall on mine..lol

I'd have a scar 17 if I could afford onw

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Re: ***** SCAR 17S recall ******

Post by WLJ » Thu Aug 25, 2016 12:03 pm

Trade the Malibu for one.

Although you'll still have to come up with $2,900 in cash to make the deal even.



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Re: ***** SCAR 17S recall ******

Post by Gunsmokin » Thu Aug 25, 2016 12:12 pm

Mine is well outside the timeframe stated.
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