HOWA MACHINERY LTD., Added 5/27/02
MODEL 1500, 1550, 1700LS SERIES RIFLES
Distributed by SMITH & WESSON, O.F. MOSSBERG & SONS and INTERARMS
IN SERIAL NUMBER RANGES: PN 00010 â€" PN87159, LS00001 â€" LS05150, LS 10001 â€" LS10309, B000001 â€" B028450, M000001 â€" M020422.
ADVANCE \d4ADVANCE \d4Howa Machinery Ltd. of Japan is performing a safety upgrade on all model 1500, 1550, and 1700LS series rifles manufactured between 1970 and 1993. The affected rifles bear serial numbers from one of the following series on the receiver. PN00010 â€" PN 87159, LS00001 â€" LS 05150, LS10001 â€" LS10309, B000001 â€" B028450, M000001 â€" M020422. The safety upgrade will replace the bolt sleeve to prevent misassembly of the bolt, which might occur on the affected rifles. Such misassembly might result in a hazardous condition in which the rifle can be accidentally discharged without the bolt being fully engaged, causing severe injury. These rifles were distributed by Smith & Wesson, O.F. Mossberg and Sons and Interarms. These rifles may bear the distributor trademark. Presently Howa firearms are imported by Interarms of Alexandria, Virginia.
If you own a Howa model 1500, 1550 or LS1700 series rifle with the serial number from one of the serial number series referred to above: USE OF YOUR RIFLE MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND SEVERE INJURY, STOP USING THE RIFLE IMMEDIATELY and visit our website at www.regcen.com/howa or call Howa at 1 (800) 456-5131 to receive a Bolt Upgrade Kit. Only the bolt sleeve is being upgraded. Your bolt will be returned to you after the upgrade.
NO OTHER HOWA RIFLES ARE AFFECTED. CHECK YOUR SERIAL NUMBER.
Howa Machinery Ltd. Apologizes for any inconvenience to its customers resulting from this safety upgrade program, but it is important that owners of affected rifles take advantage of this free upgrade program and DO NOT USE AN AFFECTED RIFLE before it has been upgraded. All work will be done at no charge. Return the bolt only, not the entire rifle. Please do NOT return your bolt before contacting Howa Machinery Ltd. At either www.regcen.com/howa or 1 (800) 456-5131 for your Bolt Return Kit. Value - 300 or so.
100-450 USD or so
100-400 USD or so
100-400 USD
0-450 usd
50-500 usd
50-350 usd
100-400 USD
100-300
100-300 USD or so
50-175 USD
100-400 USD or so
Requires professional appraisal. 100-1000 or more