Design 2 Joystick Piloting System

Official notice

28 Oct 2022

Last checked

28 Oct 2022

High riskACCC

An official ACCC notice concerns Design 2 Joystick Piloting System. An unexpected change to the boat’s route could lead to a collision and result in injury or death. Published 2022-10-28.

What to do now

Consumers should contact their Mercury Outboard dealer to arrange for the product’s software to be updated at no cost. Consumers should not use the Route or Heading features of the product until the software update is performed. For further information contact Mercry Marine Customer Service on 03 9791 5822 (between 8:30AM and 4:30PM AEST) or via email at merc.info@mercmarine.com

Recall number

2fffd2bb-212c-471a-80e9-d74d0d0f3ce9

Official notice

2022-10-28

The hazard

An unexpected change to the boat’s route could lead to a collision and result in injury or death.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the product name and identifiers below with the item you own. Follow the official notice if they match.

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Affected products

Product 1

The Design 2 Joystick Piloting System Boat navigation system used with Mercury Marine outboard engines

Risk / hazard

An unexpected change to the boat’s route could lead to a collision and result in injury or death.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

AU · Australia

Affected area 1

AU · Australia

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Boat parts and accessories

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

2fffd2bb-212c-471a-80e9-d74d0d0f3ce9

Classification

Boat parts and accessories

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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