Springfield XDs 9/45 recall

[cmkaehr]

As a small token of our thanks, we will be enclosing an XD-S™ extended magazine with X-tension sleeve with each pistol we return.

I can deal with that.

Nice. That makes me feel a little better about the whole situation

 

[TLHelmer]

I agree!

 

[HoughMade]

The best "upgrade" would have been to do away with the offending grip safety altogether.

I wonder if they would have enough import points to do this.

 

[derrickgoins]

As a small token of our thanks, we will be enclosing an XD-S™ extended magazine with X-tension sleeve with each pistol we return.

I can deal with that.

I'm good with it as well. Certainly helps relieve a little of the tension related to this whole situation.

 

[squidvt]

The best "upgrade" would have been to do away with the offending grip safety altogether.

I wonder if they would have enough import points to do this.

Actually I prefer to have the grip safety. I have a 5 year old at home and other who are not very familiar with firearms. The grip safety helps if a child gets a hold of my XDs.

 

[HoughMade]

I know that accidents happen, but the best idea is to never have your gun a place a 5 year old has access to it. I have single-digit kids too and that's the rule I follow.

The grip safety appears to have been the problem here and had the potential to be very dangerous.

 

[AngryRooster]

As a small token of our thanks, we will be enclosing an XD-S™ extended magazine with X-tension sleeve with each pistol we return.

I can deal with that.

Still not seeing this on the FAQ or the email I received. Not that I doubt you but I've been saving every scrap of information I can find that Springfield releases on the recall. Where can I find this? Thanks.


Never mind, found it. It's located on the updates link with the date, not the FAQ.

 

[pudly]

Here is a video showing the XDs problem:

[video=youtube_share;HiDL8cxVNMw]http://youtu.be/HiDL8cxVNMw[/video]

 

[seedubs1]

Thanks for that video pudly. I'm glad it's finally explained what's going on.

I'm still carrying mine as my edc. Seems like once it's loaded safely and correctly, it's fine to carry. It's only on reloading when the trigger is locked back and if you don't pull in the grip safety causing the trigger to reset, it will discharge.

Once I hear Springfield is actually fixing and sending them back, replacing them, or issuing a refund, I'll send mine back. But until then, I'm going to hold onto my gun.

 

[squidvt]

I know that accidents happen, but the best idea is to never have your gun a place a 5 year old has access to it. I have single-digit kids too and that's the rule I follow.

The grip safety appears to have been the problem here and had the potential to be very dangerous.

He does not have access to my firearm with out permission. However He's a smart an inventive and curious little boy. The rule I follow that rule as well, however I also know if I make it a forbidden object he want to explore it that much more. He's handled my firearm numerous times under supervision.

Also not just for me but I like that fact that an accidental pull on the trigger won't discarge a round unless I have the grip safety depressed. It's more an "oh **** my shirt got caught in my pistol".

 

[Glock19]

RecallUpdate That does make me feel good. Now ill have three extend mags with sleeves. .and they ain't cheap!

 

[seedubs1]

Yeah I'm sure that's what they'll do!

Yep, especially after going thru all the expense and effort of doing a voluntary recall on their part to correct a potential safety issue.

Meh... Not impressed but thanks for the condescension anyway. I would tend to believe that a "fix" related to a potential safety issue might be just a bit more involved than a junk fix for it to work correctly. You can have this eye roll back too.

I think at this point...my point has been proven. Like I said, I've been an engineer that's worked these types of recalls before. And the way this recall has gone is EXACTLY why I didn't send mine in immediately and still have not.

 

[Hoosier45]

Customer reaction to the XDS recall

Stage 1: Denial - maybe my serial number is not included
Stage 2: Resistance - I'm not going to send mine in. It's a voluntary recall and mine is ok.
Stage 3: Exploration - Well, maybe I better send it in. It 's only going to be gone a couple of weeks anyway.
Fast forward one month, "SA is the worst! Lost all of my business! I'm throwing my XDS away if I ever get it back. They will be hearing from my lawyer!"
Stage 4: Acceptance - Wait, we get a free magazine? SA is the best! Glad they are putting customer safety first! I don't know why everyone else was upset!

Including myself in the above sequence.

 

[dmarsh8]

even if nothing changes with the trigger I wonder how many complaints there will be about it feeling horrible now?:

 

[katfishinking]

my question is this, this recall is only for ser. no. blah blah blah and above, that would imply that some ser. nos. are not being recalled. those must be ok and safe to use. why is their design different from the others, and why were the recalled guns not updated like the non-recalled guns? what am I missing here?

 

[LP1]

You can change it. Let the company know how you feel like the rest of us and things will change or they will lose business. Why even post if your going to whine about everyone else actual issues.

You completely missed the point. I have the same "actual issue" as everyone else. Instead of whining about it, I'll let Springfield know how I feel directly, and I'll take their actions into consideration the next time I spend $. The folks who are *****ing to each other are the whiners.

Edit: would the 5-letter word get asterisked-out if it was used to describe a female dog?

 

[KG1]

I think at this point...my point has been proven. Like I said, I've been an engineer that's worked these types of recalls before. And the way this recall has gone is EXACTLY why I didn't send mine in immediately and still have not.

No one cares. Good day sir.

 

[AngryRooster]

my question is this, this recall is only for ser. no. blah blah blah and above, that would imply that some ser. nos. are not being recalled. those must be ok and safe to use. why is their design different from the others, and why were the recalled guns not updated like the non-recalled guns? what am I missing here?

It's not certain serial numbers, it's for every XDS.

 

[KG1]

It's not certain serial numbers, it's for every XDS.

^This^ IDK why they listed the recall that way but that is my understanding as well. (Maybe an engineer can come along and explain it)

 

[katfishinking]

i called springfield, and even the website stated only nos. above x50000000 were being recalled. I must have misunderstood. sorry for a non-pertinent question. kat-king... out..