Press release from Walther USA:
During an internal quality review, Carl Walther GmbH has identified a condition that may exist in certain PK380 pistols which may permit a round to be discharged if the trigger is pulled, despite engagement of the manual safety. Walther has found that engagement of the manual safety may not prevent firing of a chambered round when the trigger is pulled . . .
This recall applies to Walther PK380, .380 ACP pistols manufactured by Carl Walther GmbH from May through September 2012, which have a serial number range from PK101201 to PK112155.
STOP USING YOUR PISTOL AND RETURN IT TO WALTHERAMERICA AT ONCE.
Any unintended discharge of a firearm has the potential to cause injury, and we ask that you stop using your pistol until we have an opportunity to inspect it to make certain that there is no condition which will allow the pistol to discharge with the safety engaged.
To facilitate the inspection and repair, if necessary, of your pistol, please contact Waltheramerica’s customer service department at 1-800-713-0356 to receive instructions and a call tag for the return of your pistol to Waltheramerica.
Additional information will be posted on Waltheramerica.com. If you have any questions about this recall, please contact Waltheramerica at 1-800-713-0356.
This may be a scam. Don’t send your gun to these folks. I did. It clearly did not have a “Z” stamped inside the slide where they said it should be, indicating the gun had already been repaired. Now they want the $70 before sending the gun back. I’ve already called the ATF and other Feds. I’ve had many products from this company but I’m never buying another.
I just got a call saying my gun also had the x mark on it which I could not see at all myself. plus the site I went on to did not state anything about the x mark just send the gun in to be repaired. now I had to pay $70 to get the gun back maybe a scam I sure hope they get caught……
My Walther pk380 will fire on safey. I just bought it January 2015. Took it back to store owner checked it out said it was fine. Now I realize it was fire when s for safety shows or when f for fire shows.
thats because you are using DA versus SA. this gun has both.
We have a PK380 and during dismantlement we lost one of the bb’s on one of the safety levers. Where would we be able to obtain one?
I have a PK380. I put the safety on, Installed a loaded mag, racked in a round and pulled the trigger with the safety on to see if it would fire a round. It didn’t. The hammer dropped, but stopped slightly away from the firing pin. I tested this because, if my wife’s thumb slipped manually lowering the hammer, I wanted to see if it would fire. It didn’t.