Tippmann Sports is recalling approximately 6,500 rental versions of their FT-12 .50 caliber and 0.68-inch caliber paintball markers. The trigger safety on these markers can fail, causing paintballs to fire unexpectedly even when the safety is engaged. While Tippmann has received three reports of the trigger safety failing to perform properly, no injuries have been reported. These markers were sold directly to distributors and paintball fields between January 2015 and July 2015 as rental equipment.
The internal trigger safety mechanism can malfunction, allowing the marker to discharge a paintball without the trigger being pulled. This posing a serious impact hazard to anyone in the line of fire.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled paintball markers and contact Tippman for a free repair kit or to arrange to ship the affected marker to Tippmann for repair at no cost. Tippman is contacting its customers directly.
Tippmann .50 caliber FT-12 rental marker
Tippmann .68 caliber FT-12 rental marker
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Sources: CPSC Notice · Raw API Response