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Mercury Marine Gen 2 DTS and Avator Controls — health risk

UK OPSSOther health riskNov 14, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Mercury Marine Gen 2 DTS and Avator Controls — health risk
Photo from the official notice: Mercury Marine Gen 2 DTS and Avator Controls — health risk

Photos from the official notice: UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (GOV.UK) · image rights

Hazard

Mercury Marine has identified the potential for a fault to occur while operating boats with affected Gen 2 DTS or Avator controls. This can occur while shifting into reverse and applying throttle. A horn will sound, and the shifting and throttle commands will be limited.

Remedy

The products are being recalled from end users. Consumers with affected products should follow the steps outlined in Annex B of the linked PDF, and if necessary, take their boat to any Mercury Marine Authorised Dealer for repair. To identify your local dealer, access the following webpage: Mercury Marine For further information, please contact the UK importer E. P Barrus Ltd via [email protected]

Product recall

Measures taken

  • Recall of product from end users
  • Warning consumers of risks

Product description

Helm system used to control the direction of a boat.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.

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