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RecallJan 8, 2025· All ages

SIG SAUER ROMEO5 Red Dot Firearm Sights

Official title: SIG SAUER Recalls ROMEO5 Red Dot Firearm Sights Due to Ingestion Hazard; Violations of Reese's Law Federal Safety Regulations for Consumer Products with Button Cell Batteries and Child Resistant Button Cell Battery Packaging

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Recalled SIG SAUER ROMEO5 Red Dot Firearm Sight
Recalled SIG SAUER ROMEO5 Red Dot Firearm Sight · Photo: CPSC
The product serial number is located on the bottom of the sight
The product serial number is located on the bottom of the sight · Photo: CPSC

SIG SAUER ROMEO5 red dot firearm sights were sold at sporting goods and firearms stores nationwide, including Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's, and online at Sigsauer.com, Amazon and other sites. The button cell battery can be easily accessed, and the included spare battery is not in child-resistant packaging as Reese's Law requires, posing an ingestion hazard to children.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled firearm sights and contact SIG SAUER for instructions on how to submit a picture of the serial number to receive a free recall kit, which includes a new cap with the required labeling and an updated instruction manual. Consumers will be provided with instructions on how to locate the serial number. Note: Button cell batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures.

Contact: Sig Sauer collect at 603-610-3000 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at ROMEO5Recall@sigsauer.com, or online at https://www.sigsauer.com/safety-center or https://www.sigsauer.com and click "Recall Notices" at the bottom of the page for more information.

How common was it?

MajorAbout 230,000 sold at Amazon and Bass Pro Shops and others, 2023–2024

Hundreds of thousands or millions sold. Check your home today.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

Hazard

The recalled firearm sights contain a button cell battery that violates the mandatory federal regulations for consumer products containing button cell batteries because the button cell batteries can be easily accessed, posing an ingestion hazard. The products include a button cell battery which is not in child-resistant packaging as required by Reese's Law. In addition, the products do not bear the required warnings. When button cell batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death, posing an ingestion hazard to children.

Sold at

Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Sportsman's Warehouse, Academy Sports, Scheels and other stores and local independent firearms and equipment stores nationwide and online at Sigsauer.com, Amazon.com, Opticsplanet.com, EuroOptic.com, Palmettostatearmory.com, Midwayusa.com, Chattanoogashooting.com, Gritrsports.com, Bereli.com, Battlehawkarmory.com and other online optics websites from February 2023 through December 2024 for between $130 and $200.

Units

About 230,000

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Model numbers and UPCs

SOR52001, 7400579, SORJ53101

Brand

SIG SAUER

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Jan 8, 2025. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.

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