Werner Paddles Recalls Kayak Paddles Bracelets Due to Drowning Hazard
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Recall number
- 26058
- Recall date
- Oct 30, 2025
- Units
- About 700 (In addition, about 25 were sold in Canada)
- Remedy
- Refund
- Firm
- Werner Paddles
- Made in
- United States
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled kayak paddles and contact Werner Paddles for a full refund in the form of a check or store credit redeemable online. Consumers should fill out a recall form at https://wernerpaddles.com/pages/covert-stealth-recall-consumers. To collect the refund or obtain the store credit, consumers should follow the instructions on the Werner website and destroy the recalled kayak paddle by cutting the paddle into four equal pieces, halfway through each blade and halfway through the left and right side of the shaft and upload a photo of the destroyed paddle.
Contact: Werner Paddles toll-free at 800-275-3311 from 8a.m. to 5p.m. CT, email at stealthcovert@wernerpaddles.com or online at https://wernerpaddles.com/pages/covert-stealth-recall-consumers or https://wernerpaddles.com/ and click on "Stealth/Covert Recall-Consumers" at the bottom of the page for more information.
Hazard
The recalled kayak paddles can break during use, posing a drowning hazard.
How to identify the recalled product
This recall involves models Stealth and Covert kayak paddles. The brand name Werner appears on decals on both blades and the model name is printed on the right paddle blade. The paddles are made of black carbon fiber.
About this recall
CPSC announced this recall on Oct 30, 2025. It covers About 700 (In addition, about 25 were sold in Canada) units. The remedy type is refund: the firm will give your money back, usually after you return or destroy the product. Reported incidents: The firm has received 80 reports of the paddles breaking during use. No injuries have been reported.
Where it was sold
4 Corners River Sports, Outdoor New England, The River Store, Alder Creek Kayak Supply and other stores nationwide and online at Wernerpaddles.com, Riversports.com, Aldercreek.com, Outdoornewengland.com, Theriverstore.com and other websites from October 2023 through August 2025 for between $470 and $560.
Companies and identifiers
- Manufacturer
- Werner Paddles, of Tennessee
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Recalls API
- Official notice
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Werner-Paddles-Recalls-Kayak-Paddles-Due-to-Drowning-Haz…
- Last published by CPSC
- Oct 31, 2025
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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