Update to Precautionary Recall of Selected Outer Tactical Vest (OTV) Lots of Nov 2005

1. PURPOSE. UPDATE INFORMATION AND PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FOR THE PRECAUTIONARY OTV RECALL ANNOUNCED IN
REF A.
2. ACTION. PARA 4 OF MARADMIN IDENTIFIED THAT ADDITIONAL SERIAL
NUMBERS FOR LOT A WILL BE FORTHCOMING. THE FOLLOWING LIST
ENCOMPASSES ALL SERIAL NUMBERS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ANNOUNCED IN
REF A. READ IN FIVE COLUMNS:
LOT SERIAL NUMBERS LOT SIZE DATE DESTINATION
A MC13301,MC13304, 715 FEB 00 I MEF CIF
 MC13325,MC13334,
 MC13336 
 MC14079-MC14168 I MEF CIF
 MC14263-MC14786 I MEF CIF
 MC14172-MC14241 I MEF CIF
 *MC13300,MC13302, 1502 FEB 00 CAMP KINSER
 *MC13303,MC13306,
 *MC13310,MC13313,
 *MC13322,MC13324,
 *MC13327,MC13331,
 *MC13335,MC13341
 *MC14810-MC14992
 **MC15120-MC15964
 *MC15965-MC16324
 *MC17195-MC17198
 *MC14788-MC14809 22 FEB 00 I MEF CIF
 *MC11937,MC11948 3 FEB 00 I MEF CIF
 *MC11958
B MC13316-MC13320 701 MAR 00 II MEF CIF
 MC13338 II MEF CIF
 MC17867-MC17952 II MEF CIF
 MC18092-MC18463 II MEF CIF
 MC17231-MC17444 II MEF CIF
 MC19333-MC19356 II MEF CIF
12-1 MC51973-MC52054 496 OCT 00 I MEF CIF
 MC51555-MC51817 I MEF CIF
 MC51820-MC51970 I MEF CIF
22-17 MC63851-MC63884 261 JAN 01 BALTIMORE, MD
 MC63887-MC64023
 MC64026-MC64106
 MC64109-MC64117
22-17 MC64118-MC64203 86 JAN 01 FORT KNOX, KY
22-17 MC64204-MC64289 86 JAN 01 SYRACUSE, NY
22-17 MC64290-MC64375 86 JAN 01 TALLAHASSEE, FL
22-17 MC64376-MC64461 86 JAN 01 EASTOVER, SC
22-17 MC64462-MC64547 86 JAN 01 SAN DIEGO, CA
22-17 MC64548-MC64633 86 JAN 01 YAKIMA, WA
22-17 MC64634-MC64719 86 JAN 01 BOISE, ID
22-17 MC64720-MC64805 86 JAN 01 RIVERSIDE, CA
21-1 MC68596-MC68864 1509 JAN 01 III MEF CIF
 MC68867-MC68991
 MC68993-MC69005
 MC67494-MC68595
 MC60971
22-28 MC69006-MC69050 492 JAN 01 SAN DIEGO, CA
 MC69053-MC69237
 MC69242-MC69347
 MC69350-MC69505
22-28 MC69506-MC69829 324 JAN 01 TAMPA, FL
22-28 MC69830-MC70025 196 JAN 01 JACKSONVILLE, FL
21-11 MC72249-MC72573 325 FEB 01 QUANTICO, VA
21-11 MC71547-MC71645 1180 FEB 01 II MEF CIF
 MC71647-MC72007
 MC72012-MC72220
 MC72224-MC72248
 MC72574-MC72631
 MC72633-MC72894
 MC72897-MC73047
 MC73049-MC73058
 MC74052-MC74056
31-10 MC84253-MC84505 1945 APR 01 I MEF CIF
 MC84510-MC85540 
 MC85549-MC86143
 MC86148-MC86213
 
 10359 TOTAL
*NOTE: SERIAL NUMBERS NOT INCLUDED IN ORIGINAL MARADMIN 544/05. 
**NOTE: SER NO. MC15866-MC15913 AND MC15915-MC15964 WERE ERRONEOUSLY
DUPLICATED FOR MED AND LARGE VESTS. THESE SERIAL NUMBERS WERE NOT
INCLUDED IN ORIGINAL MARADMIN 544/05.
3. EXECUTION. REF A CONTAINS GUIDANCE ON INSPECTING THE EIGHT
BALLISTIC PANELS SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL AND RETURN INSTRUCTIONS. 
PER PARA 6 OF REF A THE ENTIRE OTV SHOULD BE RETURNED ONLY IF ALL
EIGHT BALLISTIC PANELS ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. OTHERWISE, ONLY
THE AFFECTED BALLISTIC PANEL SHOULD BE RETURNED. RECALL REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN PARA 9 OF REF A.
4. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE IS CONTAINED BELOW:
A. THE REPORTING FORMAT CONTAINED IN PARA 9 OF REF A IS MODIFIED. 
ADD "ITEM RECALLED" AS A NEW COLUMN BETWEEN MFG DATE AND SHIP DOC
NBR/MODE. THIS COLUMN IDENTIFIES THE RECALLED ITEM FOR THAT SERIAL
NUMBER, SUCH AS OTV, BALLISTIC INSERT RT FRONT, OR YOKE AND COLLAR
ASSEMBLY. THIS INFORMATION WILL AID PM ICE IN PROVIDING REPLACEMENT
ITEMS.
B. THERE ARE 3 IMPORTANT DATA ELEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL -
THE LOT NO., THE SERIAL NO., AND THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE.
(1) IF YOU CANNOT READ ANY OF THESE DATA ELEMENTS ON THE BALLISTIC
PANEL, THEN THE PANEL SHOULD BE TURNED IN.
(2) IF YOU CAN READ THE LOT NO. BUT NOT THE SERIAL NO. OR DATE OF
MANUFACTURE; TURN IN THE PANEL ONLY IF THE LOT NO. IS ON THE RECALL
LIST. 
(3) IF YOU CAN READ THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE BUT NOT THE LOT NO. OR
SERIAL NO., TURN IN THE PANEL ONLY IF THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE (DATE
COLUMN IN PARA 4 OF REF A) IS ON THE RECALL LIST.
C. TO ENSURE RECALLED BALLISTIC PANELS ARE NOT INADVERTENTLY ISSUED
TO A MARINE, LOGCOM, THRU LION-VALLEN INDUSTRIES (LVI), WILL PUBLISH
GUIDANCE CONCERNING THE MARKING OF ALL BALLISTIC PANELS IN ORDER TO
VERIFY THAT THE PANEL HAS BEEN INSPECTED AS PART OF THE TWO RECALLS
(MARADMIN 211/05 AND MARADMIN 544/05). IT IS ENVISIONED THAT THE
CONSOLIDATED ISSUE FACILITY (CIF) WILL MARK THE BALLISTIC PANEL
DURING INITIAL INSPECTION OR WHEN THE OTV IS RETURNED TO THE CIF
WHEN A MARINE IS DETACHING. IF THE BALLISTIC PANEL IS SUBJECT TO
RECALL, IT MUST BE MARKED AS WELL TO PREVENT AN INADVERTENT REISSUE.
D. SINCE NONE OF THE RECALLED BALLISTIC PANELS POSE ANY DANGER TO
MARINES WEARING THE OTV AND ALL LOTS IN QUESTION EXCEED PROTECTION
LEVELS AGAINST THE THREATS THAT THEY WERE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS (THE
PANELS WILL DEFEAT FRAGMENTATION AND 9MM PISTOL FIRE), THERE IS NO
REASON WHY THE BALLISTIC PANEL CANNOT BE USED IN A TRAINING
ENVIRONMENT. IN COORDINATION WITH TECOM G-3, RECALLED VESTS WILL BE
MADE AVAILABLE TO TRAINING UNITS SUCH AS THE BASIC SCHOOL, SCHOOL OF
INFANTRY, AND WEAPONS TRAINING BN. IN ORDER TO BE USED IN A
TRAINING ENVIRONMENT, THE OTV OUTER SHELL WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED
"TRAINING USE ONLY" AND THE BALLISTIC PANELS MARKED PER GUIDANCE
PUBLISHED BY LOGCOM AND LVI. ANY ORGANIZATION WISHING TO USE
RECALLED OTVS IN A TRAINING ENVIRONMENT MUST CONTACT PM ICE (MR.
SCOTT ADAMS), WHO WILL COORDINATE WITH TECOM G-3 FOR PRIORITY OF
DISTRIBUTION
5. POC FOR EXECUTION OF THIS PRECAUTIONARY RECALL IS MR. SCOTT
ADAMS AT SCOTT.ADAMS1@USMC.MIL, COM (703) 432-3323, DSN 378-3323;
MR. HOWARD WAITERS AT HOWARD.WAITERS@USMC.MIL, COM (703) 432-3251,
DSN 378-3251; MAJ WENDELL LEIMBACH AT WENDELL.LEIMBACH@USMC.MIL, COM
(703) 432-3324, DSN 378-3324; AND MR. WALTER MILLER AT
WALTER.MILLER1.CTR@USMC.MIL, COM (229) 639-6529, DSN 567-6529.