Springfield XDS Safety Recall

[Divemaster]

http://www.guns.com/2013/08/28/break...l-xds-pistols/

BREAKING: Springfield Armory Issues Safety Recall on XD(s) Pistols

Springfield Armory has issued a limited recall on a run of their extremely popular XD-S concealed-carry pistols. The recall is for both 9mm and .45 ACP models of handguns.

This is a voluntary safety recall for a very rare problem that causes the gun to fire when chambering a round and may also cause pistols to double-fire. This is only for the new single-stack XD-S pistols, not the subcompact, compact, full-size or competition XD-M pistols.

Springfield is asking all users to verify if their XD-S pistol fall within the serial number range of potentially-affected handguns.

“We want to emphasize that no injuries have been reported to date,” explains Springfield on the recall information page. (The page is down at the time of writing, likely due to a traffic overload. However the main XD-S pistol page is still up and warns of the recall.)

According to the press release, this safety recall applies only to:

Springfield 3.3 XD-S 9mm pistols – serial numbers between XS900000 and XS938700
Springfield 3.3 XD-S .45ACP pistols – serial numbers between XS500000 and XS686300

If you cannot get access to Springfield’s recall website, call them at 800-680-6866 to arrange your safety upgrade.

[cbtengr]

Thanks for the heads up my XDS falls in the range recalled.

[Peregrino]

Annoying. Both of ours do too. At least SA is being proactive AND covering all costs. (I hope the changes don't f**k up the trigger pull - I kinda like mine.)

[Oldrotorhead]

Thanks. I don't own one but I passed this on.

[tonyz]

Divemaster - thank you for posting this recall notice.

[MR2]

I kinda like the 'double tap' feature...

Thanks for the recall notice.

[Divemaster]

Originally Posted by cbtengr

Thanks for the heads up my XDS falls in the range recalled.

My wife's does as well, so does one belonging to a friend of ours. Both are new purchases and neither has been fired yet. If this had to happen, I'm glad it happened now. Springfield is a strong company and I fully expect them to follow through. Once the fixes are complete, the new shooters I'll be working with should have full confidence in their guns.

[SF18C]

Originally Posted by Divemaster

My wife's does as well, so does one belonging to a friend of ours. Both are new purchases and neither has been fired yet. If this had to happen, I'm glad it happened now. Springfield is a strong company and I fully expect them to follow through. Once the fixes are complete, the new shooters I'll be working with should have full confidence in their guns.

For the record I have put several hundred rounds through my XDs .45 mostly 230 grain HJP...I have never experienced a Failure to Feed, Fire or Eject. I do have faith and confidence in Springfield Arms and I hope the fix is easy and turnaround time is quick.

[CW3SF]

Crap. That includes mine.

[Divemaster]

The recall website is working: http://www.springfieldrecall.com/

I went through the procedure and shipped it out via FedEx this morning. Pretty sure I and everyone else are in line behind the dealers.