is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of rugged, reliable firearms for the commercial sporting market. Proper maintenance increases the longevity of your firearm and will allow early detection of worn or broken parts. You should clean and inspect your firearm after each range session. Ruger reminds consumers that periodic inspection of any firearm is important to ensuring its safe operation. The Company will make every effort to return each barrel/slide assembly within one week of the day it arrives at Ruger.
#RUGER SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP 47 30897 INSTALL#
Ruger will inspect the barrel/slide assembly and install new components as needed, free of charge. The consumer should return only the barrel/slide assembly to Ruger. Postal Service box with a prepaid shipping label and detailed packaging and shipping instructions. Replacement components are being built and consumers who sign up for the retrofit will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.
#RUGER SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP 47 30897 HOW TO#
Ruger American Pistol owners should visit the Ruger American Pistol Retrofit Website at /APRetrofit to look up the serial number to determine if their Ruger American Pistol is subject to the Safety Bulletin, learn how to inspect their pistol to determine whether the retrofit is necessary, obtain additional information, and sign up for the retrofit if required. 45 Auto are not subject to this Safety Bulletin.Īll Ruger American Pistols chambered in 9mm with serial number prefixes “ 860” and “ 862” are subject to this Safety Bulletin and should be inspected. Ruger is committed to safety and is asking owners of Ruger American Pistols chambered in 9mm to inspect their pistols for excessive wear or cracks and, if necessary, sign up for a FREE retrofit. The condition is easily identified during routine maintenance and cleaning, and the crack should be visible long before the pistol becomes unsafe to shoot. This typically does not occur at round counts below 10,000 rounds.
Ruger has discovered that some Ruger American Pistols chambered in 9mm may exhibit premature wear of the locking surfaces between the slide and barrel which, if ignored, can result in a crack developing near the ejection port of the slide. (NYSE-RGR) has issued a product Safety Bulletin for certain Ruger American® Pistols chambered in 9mm.