PRODUCT ADVISORY & REPLACEMENT NOTICE

• SECOND CHANCE ARMOR “329-MON-II FEM 306020” – Sizes SMALL and MEDIUM Only (SOLD AFTER 7/26/05)
• SECOND CHANCE ARMOR “329-MON-IIA FEM 306020” – Sizes SMALL and MEDIUM Only (SOLD AFTER 7/26/05)
• SECOND CHANCE ARMOR “329-MON-IIIA FEM 306020” – Sizes SMALL and MEDIUM Only (SOLD AFTER 7/26/05)
• SECOND CHANCE ARMOR “MON-IIA FEM 208010” – Sizes SMALL and MEDIUM Only (SOLD AFTER 7/26/05)

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - August 17, 2009 - Effective immediately, Second Chance Protective Products, LLC (“Second Chance”) is expanding the body armor replacement program launched on April 1, 2009 to include Small and Medium sizes of two additional models of Second Chance Armor female vests sold after July 26, 2005. The additional models, highlighted above, are the 329-MON-IIIA FEM 306020 and the MON-IIA FEM 208010.

These four models were originally certified by Second Chance Body Armor (“SCBA”) in 2003 under NIJ Standard 0101.04. SCBA is an unrelated company that filed for bankruptcy in 2004. On July 26, 2005, we acquired the SCBA assets out of bankruptcy, including these two vest models.

As a result of an extensive quality control audit, we discovered that stitching instructions for these models were incorrectly applied to size Small and Medium vest panels. Due to the smaller width panels, size Small and Medium vests were constructed with fewer than the four (4) outboard stitch lines dictated by the certified models’ construction specifications.

While ballistic laboratory testing conducted by Second Chance indicates that the size Small and Medium vests perform satisfactorily under NIJ Standard 0101.04, this stitching variance remains a technical deviation from the construction specifications. Based on this non-compliant construction, we decided to recall and replace the size Small and Medium vests of these models that were sold after July 26, 2005 at no cost to the end user or agencies. Large and Extra-Large size vests of these models are not being recalled or replaced under this vest exchange program.

We have notified the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) about this non-compliant construction and this body armor replacement program, and have been contacting affected dealers, agencies and users over the past several months. Under this program, affected users are offered a replacement vest or cash refund. Detailed instructions are provided with our communications.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this replacement program. However, we are committed to providing only those products that meet our high quality standards.

For further information, please contact the Second Chance Vest Exchange Program Hotline at (866) 815-2914 or by email at vestexchange@secondchance.com.

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