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title: "Fortress Safe Announces Recall of Biometric Gun Safes Due to Serious Injury H... — CPSC recall 24011 | Is It on Recall"
description: "The biometric lock on the gun safes can be opened by unauthorized users, posing a serious injury hazard and risk of death."
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/cpsc-24011-fortress-safe-announces-recall-of-biometric-gun-safes-due-to-serious-injury-hazard-and-risk-of-death/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
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# Fortress Safe Announces Recall of Biometric Gun Safes Due to Serious Injury Hazard and Risk of Death; One Death Reported — CPSC recall 24011

Published notice; closure not supplied

The CPSC record supplies a notice and remedy, not a current closure determination.

Source date Oct 19, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: The recalled gun safes are portable lock boxes, personal safes, pistol vaults, and gun cabinets with brand names Fortress, Cabela's, Gettysburg, and Legend Range & Field. Model numbers can be found above the barcode on a label located on the back of the safe and on the top right corner of the original packaging. Safes with the following model numbers are included in this recall. Model # Description 11B20 Fortress Portable Safe with Biometric Lock 44B10 Fortress Personal Safe with Pop up door and Biometric Lock 44B10L Legend Range & Field Personal Safe with Pop up door and Biometric Lock 44B20 Fortress Medium Personal Safe with Biometric Lock 55B20 Fortress Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock 55B30 Fortress Large Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock 55B30G Gettysburg Large Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock 4BGGBP Cabela's 4 Gun Safe with Biometric Lock 55B30BP Cabela's Biometric Personal Safe
- **Reason**: The biometric lock on the gun safes can be opened by unauthorized users, posing a serious injury hazard and risk of death.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Xpedition LLC, dba Fortress Safe, of Naperville, Illinois; Xpedition LLC, dba Fortress Safe, of Naperville, Illinois
- **Quantity**: 61000
- **Agency-reported status**: Published recall notice
- **Source record identifier**: 24011

[Open the official record](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2024/Fortress-Safe-Announces-Recall-of-Biometric-Gun-Safes-Due-to-Serious-Injury-Hazard-and-Risk-of-Death-One-Death-Reported)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Read the product description and official photos for model and lot identifiers. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Last publish date**: Oct 19, 2023

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Consumers should immediately stop using the biometric reader in the recalled gun safes, remove the batteries, and contact Fortress to receive a free replacement safe.

[Read the current instructions](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2024/Fortress-Safe-Announces-Recall-of-Biometric-Gun-Safes-Due-to-Serious-Injury-Hazard-and-Risk-of-Death-One-Death-Reported)

### Contact in the notice

Fortress Safe toll-free at 833-588-9181 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday or online at https://www.fortresssafe.com/biometric-product-recall.html or www.fortresssafe.com and click on "Recall" at the top of the page for more information.

## Related records

[Other consumer products records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/other-consumer-products/) [Xpedition LLC, dba Fortress Safe, of Naperville, Illinois; Xpedition LLC, dba Fortress Safe, of Naperville, Illinois records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/xpedition-llc-dba-fortress-safe-of-naperville-illinois-xpedition-llc-dba-fortress-safe-of-naperville/)